Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign. Date: February 20, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Congress approves the Blaine Act to repeal federal Prohibition in the United States, sending the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution to state ratifying conventions for approval. Date: February 20, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This…
In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6. Date: February 15, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks. Date: February 11, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf. Schaaf dies four days later. Date: February 10, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. Date: February 5, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler announces that the expansion of Lebensraum into Eastern Europe, and its ruthless Germanisation, are the ultimate geopolitical objectives of Nazi foreign policy. Date: February 3, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler's rise to power: Hitler takes office as the Chancellor of Germany. Date: January 30, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence. Date: January 28, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices. Date: January 24, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)