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