Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort Form Nasjonal Samling, May 17, 1933

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) More events from 1933Twenty-first Amendment…

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…

President Roosevelt signs legislation creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the predecessor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Date: May 12, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933Diexi Earthquake Kills 9,000 in Mao County,…

Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg. Date: April 24, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933LAPD Red Squad Raids John Reed Club…

Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash. Date: June 17, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1933Volksempfänger…