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