U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens. Date: April 5, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅…
U.S. Navy airship USS Akron is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather. Date: April 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
First flight over Mount Everest, the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston. Date: April 3, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts. Date: April 1, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the United States. Date: March 31, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Japanese invasion of Manchuria: Japan leaves the League of Nations after it approves the Lytton Report that ruled in favour of China. Date: March 27, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany. Date: March 23, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nazi Germany opens its first concentration camp, Dachau. Date: March 22, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…