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January - June. January 2 - Brigham Young is arrested for polygamy (28 wives). January 12 - Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years....
The spread of communism throughout America was a main concern in the 1930s. Also the Great Depression happened in this time period, which crippled the world's economy. Totalitarian leaders were...