Alcatraz Island Becomes U.S. Federal Prison January 1, 1934

New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Date: June 6, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1934Austrian Civil…

The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt. Date: July 25, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1934Shrine of Remembrance Opens in Melbourne, Australia – November 11, 1934Soviet Union Admitted…

Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison. Date: January 1, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1934Roosevelt Signs Securities Exchange Act, Establishing SEC, June 6, 1934Night of the Long…

German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed. Date: January 26, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1934Engelbert Zaschka Flies Human-Powered Aircraft at Berlin Tempelhof, July 11, 1934Bill Woodfull Regains The Ashes Twice, August 22, 1934Nepal-Bihar…

A self coup by prime minister Kārlis Ulmanis succeeded in Latvia, suspending its constitution and dissolving its Saeima. Date: May 15, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1934West Coast Waterfront Strike: Police Clash with…