01 Jan 1932
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Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as Mayor of Massillon Ohio
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01 Jan 1932
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The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. |
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02 Jan 1932
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Young gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield, Missouri
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03 Jan 1932
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Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company. |
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04 Jan 1932
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Bradman scores 167 for Australia vs. South Africa at the MCG
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04 Jan 1932
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British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi and Nehru
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04 Jan 1932
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State of siege proclaimed in Honduras
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07 Jan 1932
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1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Michigan
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08 Jan 1932
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Ratification of present SF City Charter
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10 Jan 1932
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"Mickey Mouse" and"Silly Symphony" comics syndicated
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10 Jan 1932
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"Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts
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10 Jan 1932
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"Mickey Mouse" & "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated
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12 Jan 1932
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Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate. |
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12 Jan 1932
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Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom" premieres in New York City NY
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12 Jan 1932
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Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-AR)
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12 Jan 1932
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France's Laval government falls
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14 Jan 1932
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Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race
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14 Jan 1932
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1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah
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19 Jan 1932
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Charlie Conacher becomes 1st Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, the 1st coming at 7 seconds of the game
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21 Jan 1932
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USSR & Finland stop non-attack treaty
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22 Jan 1932
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British Anglicans & Old-Catholic church merge
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23 Jan 1932
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El Salvador army kills 4,000 protesting farmers
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25 Jan 1932
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1st commencement exercises at Hebrew University in Jerusalem
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26 Jan 1932
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KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW
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26 Jan 1932
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British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead)
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28 Jan 1932
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Japanese forces attack Shanghai. |
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28 Jan 1932
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1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted-Wisconsin
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28 Jan 1932
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Japan occupies Shanghai
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29 Jan 1932
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Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide
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30 Jan 1932
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Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa 1st innings at Adelaide Oval
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31 Jan 1932
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US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction
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02 Feb 1932
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Al Capone sent to prison (Atlanta, Georgia)
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02 Feb 1932
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Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries
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02 Feb 1932
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Grimmett takes 14 wickets vs. South Africa (7-116 & 7-83)
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02 Feb 1932
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Reconstruction Finance Corp organized
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04 Feb 1932
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3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
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04 Feb 1932
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Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria
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04 Feb 1932
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Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan. |
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06 Feb 1932
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1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport)
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06 Feb 1932
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Fascist coup in the Memel territory
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09 Feb 1932
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America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
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09 Feb 1932
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US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing, NY)
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11 Feb 1932
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12 Feb 1932
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Communist Party of Holland forms Unemployed Combat Committees
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13 Feb 1932
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"Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang"
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13 Feb 1932
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"Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang"
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14 Feb 1932
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South Africa all out for 36 in 1st innings vs Australia (Ironmonger 5-6)
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15 Feb 1932
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3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York
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15 Feb 1932
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George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show"
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15 Feb 1932
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US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer & Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)
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15 Feb 1932
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Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time
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15 Feb 1932
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John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet" premieres in New York NY
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16 Feb 1932
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1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree
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17 Feb 1932
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Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music" premieres in New York NY
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18 Feb 1932
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The Empire of Japan declares Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) independent from the Republic of China. |
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18 Feb 1932
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Japan declares Manchuria Independent
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18 Feb 1932
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Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title
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19 Feb 1932
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William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August"
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20 Feb 1932
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Japanese troops occupy Tunhua China
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21 Feb 1932
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Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
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21 Feb 1932
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22 Feb 1932
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Purple Heart award re-instituted
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24 Feb 1932
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Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona
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25 Feb 1932
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Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident. |
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25 Feb 1932
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Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship
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27 Feb 1932
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Explosion in coal mine Boissevain, Virginia, USA (38 dead)
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29 Feb 1932
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Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland
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01 Mar 1932
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Charles Lindbergh Jr (20 months), kidnapped in NJ; found dead May 12
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01 Mar 1932
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Declaration of the founding of Manchukuo. |
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01 Mar 1932
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Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped. |
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07 Mar 1932
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Riots at Ford-factory Dearborn Michigan, kills 4
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09 Mar 1932
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Eamon De Valera becomes President of Ireland
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09 Mar 1932
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Former Chinese Emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria
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11 Mar 1932
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Booming Ben, the last heath hen was seen for the final time. |
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17 Mar 1932
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German police raid Hitler's Nazi-headquarter
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19 Mar 1932
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened. |
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20 Mar 1932
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Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kara-Kalpak ASSR
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24 Mar 1932
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1st US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker, WABC from Maryland)
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27 Mar 1932
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De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt
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29 Mar 1932
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Jack Benny debuts on radio
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30 Mar 1932
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Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic
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31 Mar 1932
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150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall
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31 Mar 1932
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Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
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02 Apr 1932
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Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son
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04 Apr 1932
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Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, University of Pittsburgh
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05 Apr 1932
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Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions
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05 Apr 1932
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Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government. |
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05 Apr 1932
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Alcohol prohibition in Finland ends. Alcohol sales begin in Alko liquor stores. |
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09 Apr 1932
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in 3 games
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10 Apr 1932
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Paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German President (Hitler is 2nd)
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10 Apr 1932
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Paul von Hindenburg re-elected President of Germany
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12 Apr 1932
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Emmanuel Chabriers & Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo
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13 Apr 1932
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Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms
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14 Apr 1932
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Bizet, Massine & Mir
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17 Apr 1932
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Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery
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19 Apr 1932
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36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4
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19 Apr 1932
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President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week
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23 Apr 1932
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The 153-year-old De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, Netherlands burns down. It is rebuilt and reopens exactly 70 years later. |
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23 Apr 1932
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Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon
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24 Apr 1932
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Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom. |
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24 Apr 1932
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German national election (NSDAP 36.3% in Prussia)
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25 Apr 1932
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Rose Franken's "Another Language", premieres in NYC
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26 Apr 1932
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Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine", premieres in Paris France
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28 Apr 1932
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A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans. |
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28 Apr 1932
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Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced
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28 Apr 1932
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1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio
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01 May 1932
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1st Suriname union Congress at Paramaribo
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02 May 1932
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (Good Earth)
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02 May 1932
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Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time. |
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03 May 1932
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24 tourists begin 1st air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switzerland)
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04 May 1932
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Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary
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04 May 1932
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In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion. |
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05 May 1932
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Japan and China sign a peace treaty
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07 May 1932
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58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2
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09 May 1932
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58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8
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09 May 1932
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Piccadilly Circus, 1st lit by electricity
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09 May 1932
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WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC
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10 May 1932
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Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem
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10 May 1932
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Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes President of France
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12 May 1932
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Body of kidnapped Son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey
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12 May 1932
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Ten weeks after his abduction, the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Jr., is found dead in Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home. |
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12 May 1932
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Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney
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13 May 1932
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Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich marries Nina Varsar
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14 May 1932
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"We Want Beer!" parade in New York
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14 May 1932
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"We Want Beer!" parade in New York
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15 May 1932
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In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated. |
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16 May 1932
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Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston
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17 May 1932
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Congress changes name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico"
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17 May 1932
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Congress changes the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico"
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20 May 1932
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Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. |
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20 May 1932
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Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic
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20 May 1932
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Engelbert Dollfuss becomes chancellor of Austria
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21 May 1932
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Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. |
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21 May 1932
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1st Curtis Cup: US, 5
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21 May 1932
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1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman (Amelia Earhart) lands
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23 May 1932
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In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which occurred in the city of São Paulo. Their names and surnames were used to form the MMDC, a revolutionary group that would act against the dictatorial government, especially in the Constitutionalist Revolution ("Revolução Constitucionalista", in Portuguese), the major uprising in Brazil during the 20th century. |
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23 May 1932
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Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman sets 24 hour record of 860 miles, 367 yards
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26 May 1932
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Admiral Makoto Saito forms parliament in Tokyo
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28 May 1932
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In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer. |
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28 May 1932
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Dam closed, at current monument (South Seas)
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29 May 1932
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World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945. |
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30 May 1932
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The National Theatre of Greece is founded. |
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30 May 1932
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Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins
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01 Jun 1932
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Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren
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02 Jun 1932
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Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres
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03 Jun 1932
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John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants
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03 Jun 1932
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Von Hindenburg disbands German Parliament
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04 Jun 1932
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64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
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04 Jun 1932
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Edouard Herriot becomes Premier of France
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04 Jun 1932
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Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'etat establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile. |
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06 Jun 1932
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Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile
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06 Jun 1932
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Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg
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06 Jun 1932
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US Federal gas tax enacted
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06 Jun 1932
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The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1⁄4¢/L) sold. |
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07 Jun 1932
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Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2
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10 Jun 1932
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1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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11 Jun 1932
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E Delporte discovers asteroid #1222 Tina
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13 Jun 1932
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Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
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14 Jun 1932
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German government of von Papen forms
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16 Jun 1932
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Germany forbids SA / SS-gang fights
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16 Jun 1932
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President Hoover and VP Charles Curtis renominated by Republican Convention
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17 Jun 1932
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Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada
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17 Jun 1932
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Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits. |
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19 Jun 1932
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1st concert given in SF's Stern Grove
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19 Jun 1932
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Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR
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21 Jun 1932
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Heavyweight Jack Sharkey TKOs Max Schmeling (NYC)
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21 Jun 1932
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Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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22 Jun 1932
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NL, finally approves players wearing numbers
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24 Jun 1932
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A bloodless Revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand). |
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24 Jun 1932
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Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
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25 Jun 1932
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36th US Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 286 at Fresh Meadows, New York
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29 Jun 1932
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USSR and China sign no attack treaty
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01 Jul 1932
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45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61)
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01 Jul 1932
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New York Gov FDR nominated for President at Democratic Convention in Chicago
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01 Jul 1932
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New York newspaper Evening Standard goes bankrupt
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01 Jul 1932
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Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed. |
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02 Jul 1932
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52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60)
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02 Jul 1932
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FDR makes 1st presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech
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03 Jul 1932
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1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2
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03 Jul 1932
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John McGraw retires from baseball
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04 Jul 1932
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Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario
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05 Jul 1932
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Antonio de Oliveira Salazar becomes Premier / Dictator of Portugal
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06 Jul 1932
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1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents
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06 Jul 1932
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Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli
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08 Jul 1932
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Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22
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08 Jul 1932
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Herbert Sutcliffe scores his 100th 100, Yorkshire vs. Gloucs
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08 Jul 1932
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22. |
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09 Jul 1932
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Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) forms
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09 Jul 1932
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The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. |
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10 Jul 1932
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Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd & continues to
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12 Jul 1932
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Hedley Verity takes a cricket world record ten wickets for ten runs in a county match for Yorkshire. |
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14 Jul 1932
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Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education of Flanders
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15 Jul 1932
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President Hoover cuts own salary 15%
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17 Jul 1932
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Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues. |
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18 Jul 1932
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US & Canada signed a treaty to develop St Lawrence Seaway
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20 Jul 1932
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In Washington, D.C., police fire tear gas on World War I veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who attempt to march to the White House. |
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28 Jul 1932
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Battle between unemployed war veterans and federal troops, 4 die
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28 Jul 1932
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President Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment
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29 Jul 1932
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Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. |
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30 Jul 1932
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Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short. |
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30 Jul 1932
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10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles
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30 Jul 1932
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G Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #2253 Espinette
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31 Jul 1932
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27th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
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31 Jul 1932
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens-Philadelphia Athletics beat Indians 1-0
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31 Jul 1932
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George Washington quarter goes into circulation
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31 Jul 1932
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German Election (NSDAP gets 37.3%)
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31 Jul 1932
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The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections. |
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02 Aug 1932
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Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs
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02 Aug 1932
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The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. |
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10 Aug 1932
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A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri. |
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13 Aug 1932
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Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers & wins game 1-0 in 10 tying
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14 Aug 1932
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Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game
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14 Aug 1932
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Philips makes 1 millionth radio
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14 Aug 1932
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10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes
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18 Aug 1932
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Auguste Piccard / Max Cosijns reach 16,201m in a balloon
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18 Aug 1932
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Englishman James Mollisson is 1st to fly east to west over Atlantic
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19 Aug 1932
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46th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)
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21 Aug 1932
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Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons
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22 Aug 1932
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BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts
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24 Aug 1932
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1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart
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25 Aug 1932
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Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight
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27 Aug 1932
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200,000 English textile workers strike
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27 Aug 1932
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International Anti-War Congress opens in Amsterdam
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29 Aug 1932
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International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam
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29 Aug 1932
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United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops
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01 Sep 1932
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New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges)
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03 Sep 1932
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Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US Tennis title
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04 Sep 1932
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15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller Golf Club - St. Paul, Minnesota
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05 Sep 1932
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The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. |
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07 Sep 1932
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Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games
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07 Sep 1932
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The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences. |
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09 Sep 1932
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Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning
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09 Sep 1932
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Mine strikes at Belgian Borinage ended
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09 Sep 1932
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Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy
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09 Sep 1932
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Steamboat SS Observation explodes in NYC East River (71 killed)
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10 Sep 1932
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52nd US Mens Tennis: Henry E Vines beats Henri Cochet (64 64 64)
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10 Sep 1932
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Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit HR of the season
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10 Sep 1932
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Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) opens in New York City
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10 Sep 1932
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The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened. |
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11 Sep 1932
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Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm. |
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12 Sep 1932
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Brooklyn Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR
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12 Sep 1932
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German government of Papen falls / Reichstag dissolved
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13 Sep 1932
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New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant
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14 Sep 1932
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Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri
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16 Sep 1932
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30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record)
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17 Sep 1932
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A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident. |
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20 Sep 1932
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Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant
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20 Sep 1932
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Dutch South Seas rebaptized in IJsselmeer
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20 Sep 1932
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Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables
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23 Sep 1932
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Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd merge into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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23 Sep 1932
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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
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24 Sep 1932
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New York Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA
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24 Sep 1932
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Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). |
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25 Sep 1932
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Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th HR in last game of season
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28 Sep 1932
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New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3
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29 Sep 1932
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"Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair
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29 Sep 1932
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Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia. |
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01 Oct 1932
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NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh
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01 Oct 1932
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Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists
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01 Oct 1932
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World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers
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02 Oct 1932
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New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series
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02 Oct 1932
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Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0
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03 Oct 1932
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Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations
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03 Oct 1932
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Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom. |
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04 Oct 1932
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Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators
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04 Oct 1932
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Russian Author Mikhail Bulgakov marries Yelena Sergeyevna
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08 Oct 1932
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The Indian Air Force is established. |
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10 Oct 1932
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"Betty & Bob" premieres on radio
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10 Oct 1932
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"Betty & Bob" premiers on radio
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11 Oct 1932
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1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City
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11 Oct 1932
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Stalin forces Zinoviev and Kamenev out of Communist Party
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15 Oct 1932
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Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight. |
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18 Oct 1932
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Belgium government of Renkin falls
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19 Oct 1932
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British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union
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19 Oct 1932
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Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech
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19 Oct 1932
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Jimmie Foxx wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein wins NL MVP
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20 Oct 1932
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Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS
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22 Oct 1932
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Charles de Broqueville becomes Premier of Belgium
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22 Oct 1932
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George Kaufman and Edna Ferbers "Dinner at 8, " premieres in New York City
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23 Oct 1932
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"Fred Allen Show" premieres on radio
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23 Oct 1932
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Pieter G Marais, South African Minister of Education / Development aid
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23 Oct 1932
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"Fred Allen Show" premieres on radio
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24 Oct 1932
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British government signs trade treaty with USSR
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25 Oct 1932
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Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant
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25 Oct 1932
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Mussolini promises to remain Dictator for 30 years
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29 Oct 1932
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French liner Normandie is launched
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31 Oct 1932
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Greek government of Venizelos falls
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01 Nov 1932
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Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program
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03 Nov 1932
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Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece. |
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05 Nov 1932
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Mussolini frees 16,000 criminals
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06 Nov 1932
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German election - KPD defeats NSDAP
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07 Nov 1932
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1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio
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07 Nov 1932
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Bradman scores 238 NSW vs. Victoria, 200 mins, 32 fours
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08 Nov 1932
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"Make Mine Music, " debuts
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08 Nov 1932
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd President for 1st time
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09 Nov 1932
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Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500
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12 Nov 1932
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24 killed at Lancashire mine explosion
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15 Nov 1932
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Walt Disney Art School created
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17 Nov 1932
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German government of von Papen, resigns
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18 Nov 1932
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"Flowers & Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon
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18 Nov 1932
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1st tie for Best Actor Academy Award Wallace Beery and Fredric March
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19 Nov 1932
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Shaft and Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor
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19 Nov 1932
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Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game
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20 Nov 1932
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Earthquake at Uden Netherlands
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22 Nov 1932
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Pump patented that computes quantity & price delivered
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27 Nov 1932
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Poland and the USSR signs non-attack treaty
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28 Nov 1932
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France and the USSR signs not-attack treaty
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28 Nov 1932
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Groucho Marx performed on radio for 1st time
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29 Nov 1932
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Cole Porters musical "Gay Divorcee, " premieres in New York City
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29 Nov 1932
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France signs non-agression pact with Soviet Union
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29 Nov 1932
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USSR and France sign no attack treaty
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02 Dec 1932
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"Adv of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network
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03 Dec 1932
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20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6
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03 Dec 1932
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Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany
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05 Dec 1932
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German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa
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05 Dec 1932
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German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa. |
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07 Dec 1932
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1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in New York
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10 Dec 1932
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Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy. |
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10 Dec 1932
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King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution
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11 Dec 1932
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San Francisco's coldest day (27
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12 Dec 1932
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S N Behrmans "Biography, " premieres in New York City
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12 Dec 1932
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S N Behrmans "Biography" premieres in New York NY
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12 Dec 1932
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USSR & China resume diplomatic relations
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14 Dec 1932
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French government of Herriot falls
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16 Dec 1932
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Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed
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17 Dec 1932
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Cardinals trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree & Ownie Carroll
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18 Dec 1932
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The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL Championship Game. |
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18 Dec 1932
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Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game
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19 Dec 1932
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BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service. |
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19 Dec 1932
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British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas
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20 Dec 1932
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Queensland all out 74 vs Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13
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21 Dec 1932
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Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio)
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21 Dec 1932
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Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach
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24 Dec 1932
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Arturo Alessandri wins presidental election in Chile
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25 Dec 1932
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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. |
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25 Dec 1932
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During King George V Christmas dinner speech, his chair collapes
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26 Dec 1932
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Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu China
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27 Dec 1932
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Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City. |
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27 Dec 1932
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Radio City Music Hall opens (New York NY)
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30 Dec 1932
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Bradman out for a duck vs England at cricket MCG
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31 Dec 1932
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John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of New York NY
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