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…
Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler orders the creation of Dachau concentration camp as Chief of Police of Munich and appoints Theodor Eicke as the camp commandant. Date: March 20, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats". Date: March 12, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead. Date: March 10, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress, the first of his New Deal policies. Date: March 9, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship. Date: March 5, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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 📅…
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States. Date: March 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The film King Kong premieres in Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in New York City. Date: March 2, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)