<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" id="mwjg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>: In a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_Union_address" id="mwjw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="State of the Union address">State of the Union message</a>, U.S. President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" id="mwkA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Herbert Hoover">Herbert Hoover</a> proposes a $150<span id="mwkQ" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.