C. G. E. Mannerheim Appointed Finnish Field Marshal, May 19, 1933
Date: May 19, 1933
Date: May 19, 1933
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…
The United States Senate confirms Frances Perkins as United States Secretary of Labor and she is sworn in the same day, making her the first female member of the United States Cabinet. Date: March 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅…
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. Date: September 12, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933Anarchist Insurrection Suppressed in Zaragoza,…
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement. Date: May 8, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933Nazi Book Burnings in Germany May 10,…
The Parliament of Austria is suspended because of a quibble over procedure – Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss initiates an authoritarian rule by decree. Date: March 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933Primo Carnera Knocks…
The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. Date: March 28, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…