Date: July 14, 1933
Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m). Date: September 3, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States. Date: January 3, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This…
Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility. Date: February 27, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 193320th Amendment…
Nazi Germany uses a referendum to ratify its withdrawal from the League of Nations. Date: November 12, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933C. G. E. Mannerheim Appointed Finnish Field Marshal, May 19, 1933Ghazi…
Cullen–Harrison Act: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines. Date: March 22, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1933…
Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg. Date: April 24, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933USS Akron Wrecked Off New Jersey Coast…