Having been incarcerated at the Cook County Jail since his sentencing on October 24, 1931, mobster Al Capone is transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta after the U.S. Supreme Court denies his appeal for conviction of tax evasion. Date: May 4, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅…
Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom. Date: April 24, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government. Date: April 5, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is unveiled in Athens. Date: March 25, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened. Date: March 19, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
Finnish president P. E. Svinhufvud gives a radio speech, which four days later finally ends the Mäntsälä Rebellion and the far-right Lapua Movement that started it. Date: March 2, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's 20-month-old son Charles Jr is kidnapped from his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12. Date: March 1, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Mäntsälä rebellion begins when members of the far-right Lapua Movement start shooting at the social democrats' event in Mäntsälä, Finland. Date: February 27, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 📅…
The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Puyi as Chief Executive of the State. Date: February 18, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in…