BBC Empire Service Begins Broadcasting – December 19, 1932

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey). Date: August 24, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1932Japan Creates Manzhouguo, Installs Puyi…

The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally owned IND, is opened. Date: September 10, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1932Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Unveiled in Athens, March 25,…

Adolf Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election. Date: February 25, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅…

In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later. Date: May 23, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day…

Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate. Date: January 12, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1932Brazilian Students Killed in Anti-Vargas Protest, May 23, 1932Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…

During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. Date: July 28, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)…