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