<span>The Freedom of Information Act is a federal law signed in 1966 that is designed to ensure that citizens have access to records of the u.s. government.</span>
Herbert Hoover on the Great Depression and New Deal, 1931–1933. The stock market crashed on Thursday, October 24, 1929, less than eight months into Herbert Hoover's presidency. Most experts, including Hoover, thought the crash was part of a passing recession.