The 1930s timeline offered here provides a tangible list of the decade's events – some well-known and others more obscure. Each year in the timeline is divided by months and also by 4 color-coded categories: Politics and Society; Science and Technology; Arts and Culture; and World Events. Many of the items listed for each year will be clickable, offering further information in the form of images, audio, and video. A video "Year in Review" of film clips can be found at the end of each year. Fortunately or unfortunately, a timeline is but a limited glimpse at discrete moments in this decade – as such, visitors are invited to draw their own conclusions, make their own comparisons, and visit again frequently as material is constantly being added.

Enter the timeline by selecting a year from this list:
1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940