Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugurated as 32nd U.S. President March 4, 1933

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) More events from 1933Nazi Party Wins…

Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.) Date: April 7, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…

Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States. Date: January 3, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This…

The Australian state of Western Australia votes to secede from the federation in a non-binding referendum, although efforts to implement the result prove unsuccessful. Date: April 8, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933Minnie…

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) More…

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) More events from 1933Diexi Earthquake Kills 9,000 in Mao County, Sichuan,…