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