The German referendum of 1934 approves Adolf Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer. Date: August 19, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio. Date: August 19, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island. Date: August 11, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. Date: August 2, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt. Date: July 25, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks. Date: July 20, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1934…
Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven. Date: July 20, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
The rigid airship USS Macon surprised the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea. Date: July 19, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off. Date: July 11, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. Date: July 5, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)