Japan Precision Optical Industry, predecessor Canon is founded in Japan 21st amendment passes, prohibition ends Coit Tower is dedicated to SF firefighters Average cost of a new home $5,750 Strong winds lead to Dust Bowl US officially leaves the gold standard Toll House Cookies invented Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine As a member of the English cricket team touring New Zealand, 1933, batsman Wally Hammond scores a record 336 runs in a test match The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs The film King Kong premieres in March First singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Valle in NY Gallon of gas 10 cents FDIC created Popular song “We’re In The Money” and “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” Caterina Jarboro becomes the first African American opera singer to perform in the US in Aida Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak ends in July American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21 Civilian Conservation Corps created First drive in movie theater in NJ First minimum wage law establishes 33 cents/hr Lone Ranger debuted on radio Birthday buddies (group 2): Willie Nelson, Roman Polanski, Quincy Jones, Marty Feldman, Jayne Mansfield The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations In October, Babe Ruth makes his final pitching performance pitching all 9 innings Nobel Prize for Peace – Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane) Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII Smedley Butler becomes involved in a coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against the president (FDR) which fails In August, Lou Gehrig plays 1,308 games straight breaking a record First issue of Newsweek The first flight over Mount Everest is made by the British Houston- Mount Everest Flight Expedition Miracle Whip by Kraft Kit Kat candy bar invented Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world Édouard Daladier forms a government in France succeeding Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is shortly succeeded by Albert Sarraut and then by Camille Chautemps The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan Einstein immigrates to US "Machine Gun Kelly" and Albert Bates kidnap Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma oilman, and demand $200,000 ransom FM radio Birthday buddies (group 3): Carol Burnett, James Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder Nobel Prize for Literature – Ivan Bunin Opened Dachau as first concentration camp Worst year of depression, over 25% unemployment US Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover On March 13, the Dow rose over 15% from 53.84 to 65.10 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Thomas Hunt Morgan 20th Amendment is ratified changing the date of Presidential inauguration to Jan. 20 Average price of a movie was 25 cents Nobel Prize for Physics – Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Radio Telescope invented - Karl Jansky FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed Aviator Bill Lancaster attempts a speed record from England to the Cape of Good Hope. His body is found in the Sahara Desert in 1962. The London Passenger Transport Board begins operation Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (it is returned two days later) The Adélaïde Concerto, a spurious work attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is published as "edited" (actually composed) by Marius Casadesus The International Court of Justice in The Hague decides that Greenland belongs to Denmark, condemns Norwegian landings on eastern Greenland Construction of Golden Gate bridge begins 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago Calvin Coolidge dies Machine gun demonstrated in Japan 1,000 shots per minute The London Economic Conference is held Haifa harbor opens in Palestine First baseball All Star Game is played at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Fair The year MCMXXXIII Birthday buddies (group 1): Larry King, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Michael Dukakis Francis Perkins, first women to sit in the Cabinet Labor Secretary First of fireside chats begin in March Japan Precision Optical Industry, predecessor Canon is founded in Japan 21st amendment passes, prohibition ends Coit Tower is dedicated to SF firefighters Average cost of a new home $5,750 Strong winds lead to Dust Bowl US officially leaves the gold standard Toll House Cookies invented Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine As a member of the English cricket team touring New Zealand, 1933, batsman Wally Hammond scores a record 336 runs in a test match The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs The film King Kong premieres in March First singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Valle in NY Gallon of gas 10 cents FDIC created Popular song “We’re In The Money” and “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” Caterina Jarboro becomes the first African American opera singer to perform in the US in Aida Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak ends in July American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21 Civilian Conservation Corps created First drive in movie theater in NJ First minimum wage law establishes 33 cents/hr Lone Ranger debuted on radio Birthday buddies (group 2): Willie Nelson, Roman Polanski, Quincy Jones, Marty Feldman, Jayne Mansfield The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations In October, Babe Ruth makes his final pitching performance pitching all 9 innings Nobel Prize for Peace – Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane) Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII Smedley Butler becomes involved in a coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against the president (FDR) which fails In August, Lou Gehrig plays 1,308 games straight breaking a record First issue of Newsweek The first flight over Mount Everest is made by the British Houston- Mount Everest Flight Expedition Miracle Whip by Kraft Kit Kat candy bar invented Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world Édouard Daladier forms a government in France succeeding Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is shortly succeeded by Albert Sarraut and then by Camille Chautemps The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan Einstein immigrates to US "Machine Gun Kelly" and Albert Bates kidnap Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma oilman, and demand $200,000 ransom FM radio Birthday buddies (group 3): Carol Burnett, James Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder Nobel Prize for Literature – Ivan Bunin Opened Dachau as first concentration camp Worst year of depression, over 25% unemployment US Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover On March 13, the Dow rose over 15% from 53.84 to 65.10 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Thomas Hunt Morgan 20th Amendment is ratified changing the date of Presidential inauguration to Jan. 20 Average price of a movie was 25 cents Nobel Prize for Physics – Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Radio Telescope invented - Karl Jansky FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed Aviator Bill Lancaster attempts a speed record from England to the Cape of Good Hope. His body is found in the Sahara Desert in 1962. The London Passenger Transport Board begins operation Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (it is returned two days later) The Adélaïde Concerto, a spurious work attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is published as "edited" (actually composed) by Marius Casadesus The International Court of Justice in The Hague decides that Greenland belongs to Denmark, condemns Norwegian landings on eastern Greenland Construction of Golden Gate bridge begins 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago Calvin Coolidge dies Machine gun demonstrated in Japan 1,000 shots per minute The London Economic Conference is held Haifa harbor opens in Palestine First baseball All Star Game is played at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Fair The year MCMXXXIII Birthday buddies (group 1): Larry King, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Michael Dukakis Francis Perkins, first women to sit in the Cabinet Labor Secretary First of fireside chats begin in March
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Japan Precision Optical Industry, predecessor Canon is founded in Japan
21st amendment passes, prohibition ends
Coit Tower is dedicated to SF firefighters
Average cost of a new home $5,750
Strong winds lead to Dust Bowl
US officially leaves the gold standard
Toll House Cookies invented
Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine
As a member of the English cricket team touring New Zealand, 1933, batsman Wally Hammond scores a record 336 runs in a test match
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs
The film King Kong premieres in March
First singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Valle in NY
Gallon of gas 10 cents
FDIC created
Popular song “We’re In The Money” and “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”
Caterina Jarboro becomes the first African American opera singer to perform in the US in Aida
Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak ends in July
American aviator Jimmie Angel becomes the first foreigner to see the Angel Falls in Venezuela
Newfoundland returns to Crown colony status, following financial collapse
The first NFL Championship game in American football is played. The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 23-21
Civilian Conservation Corps created
First drive in movie theater in NJ
First minimum wage law establishes 33 cents/hr
Lone Ranger debuted on radio
Birthday buddies (group 2): Willie Nelson, Roman Polanski, Quincy Jones, Marty Feldman, Jayne Mansfield
The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations
In October, Babe Ruth makes his final pitching performance pitching all 9 innings
Nobel Prize for Peace – Sir Norman Angell (Ralph Lane)
Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII
Smedley Butler becomes involved in a coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against the president (FDR) which fails
In August, Lou Gehrig plays 1,308 games straight breaking a record
First issue of Newsweek
The first flight over Mount Everest is made by the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition
Miracle Whip by Kraft
Kit Kat candy bar invented
Wiley Post first person to fly solo around the world
Édouard Daladier forms a government in France succeeding Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is shortly succeeded by Albert Sarraut and then by Camille Chautemps
The Nissan Motor Company is organized in Tokyo, Japan
Einstein immigrates to US
"Machine Gun Kelly" and Albert Bates kidnap Charles Urschel, an Oklahoma oilman, and demand $200,000 ransom
FM radio
Birthday buddies (group 3): Carol Burnett, James Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder
Nobel Prize for Literature – Ivan Bunin
Opened Dachau as first concentration camp
Worst year of depression, over 25% unemployment
US Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover
On March 13, the Dow rose over 15% from 53.84 to 65.10
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Thomas Hunt Morgan
20th Amendment is ratified changing the date of Presidential inauguration to Jan. 20
Average price of a movie was 25 cents
Nobel Prize for Physics – Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Radio Telescope invented - Karl Jansky
FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed
Aviator Bill Lancaster attempts a speed record from England to the Cape of Good Hope. His body is found in the Sahara Desert in 1962.
The London Passenger Transport Board begins operation
Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany
Editors of the Harvard Lampoon steal the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts from the State House (it is returned two days later)
The Adélaïde Concerto, a spurious work attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is published as "edited" (actually composed) by Marius Casadesus
The International Court of Justice in The Hague decides that Greenland belongs to Denmark, condemns Norwegian landings on eastern Greenland
Construction of Golden Gate bridge begins
1933 World’s Fair in Chicago
Calvin Coolidge dies
Machine gun demonstrated in Japan 1,000 shots per minute
The London Economic Conference is held
Haifa harbor opens in Palestine
First baseball All Star Game is played at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Fair
The year MCMXXXIII
Birthday buddies (group 1): Larry King, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Michael Dukakis
Francis Perkins, first women to sit in the Cabinet Labor Secretary
First of fireside chats begin in March
