5h 13min, feb 23, 1933 y - American unemployment reaches highest point
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Unemployment rates in 1933 reached almost 25%. More than 11 million people were looking for work. Critics blamed FDR for not doing enough. However, FDR believed that he first needed to experiment, and that experimenting with solutions was better than doing nothing at all.Added to timeline:
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5h 13min, feb 23, 1933 y
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~ 92 years ago