January 1 Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery January 2 U.S. and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls January 3 27 year old William S. Paley becomes CBS president January 3 Bradman scores 112 vs. England at MCG - his 1st Test century January 5 Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia January 6 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia January 7 1st telephone connection between Netherlands and East Indies January 7 "Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres January 7 "Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears January 8 1st telephone connection between Netherlands and West-Indies January 8 CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City January 9 BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in New York City January 9 KDB-AM in Santa Barbara, California begins radio transmissions January 10 Elmer Rice's "Street Scene," premieres in New York City January 12 Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana January 13 Humanist Society established, Hollywood California January 14 Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign January 17 Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater" January 18 "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio January 18 Stalin proposes to ban Trotsky from the Politburo January 19 Acadia National Park, Maine established January 19 Clas Thunberg skates world record 500m in 42.8 sec January 20 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona" January 21 Robert Sherriff's "Journey's End," premieres in London January 25 Bradman scores 340* for NSW vs. Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours January 26 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence January 29 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms January 31 Erich Maria Remarques publishes "Im West nieces Neues" in Berlin January 31 Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey February 1 1st clean and jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402 lbs February 3 Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam February 4 Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs. England at Adelaide February 5 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF February 6 Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night" February 8 KOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions February 9 U.S.S.R., Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania sign Litvinov Pact February 11 Eugene O'Neill's "Dynamo," premieres in New York City February 11 Vatican City, world's smallest country, made an enclave of Rome February 12 Karst Leemburg wins Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30) February 13 Cruiser Act: OKs construction of 19 new cruisers and an aircraft carrier February 13 Vladimir Mayakofsky's "Klop," premieres in Moscow February 14 St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed February 15 St. Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago) February 16 KID-AM in Idaho Falls, Idaho begins radio transmissions February 19 Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, New York February 20 American Samoa organizes as territory of U.S. February 20 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field February 26 President Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park February 27 Turkey signs Litvinov-pact February 28 Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home March 2 Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game March 2 Congress creates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals March 4 Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes 1st native American Vice President March 4 Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st president March 6 Turkey and Bulgaria sign friendship treaty March 8 U.S. worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia March 9 Marcel Pagnol's "Marius," premieres in Paris March 13 Bradman scores 123 Australia vs. England at MCG, his 2nd Test Cricket ton March 16 WHP-AM in Harrisburg Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions March 17 General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel March 17 Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid March 18 Dmitri Shostakovich' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad March 22 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes March 22 KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions March 22 USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor March 23 1st telephone installed in White House March 27 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson March 27 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner March 28 Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador March 29 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in 2 games April 1 Austrian government of Ignaz Seipel falls April 1 Doorne's trailer factory in Einsdhoven, Netherlands opens April 1 Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo April 1 Luis Bunuel releases "Un Chien Andalou," 24-minute film April 1 Morehouse College, Spellman College and Atlanta University affiliate April 3 Persia agrees to Litvinov Pact April 4 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held April 4 "New Moon" musical opens in London April 5 Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact April 11 KLO-AM in Ogden, Utah begins radio transmissions April 11 Loetafoon celluloid film system demonstrated in Amsterdam April 16 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a home run on 1st at bat April 16 New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers April 18 Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire April 19 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 April 24 1st non-stop England to India flight takes-off April 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark April 26 1st non-stop England to India flight lands April 30 Earnest Streeruwitz becomes chancellor of Austria May 1 Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race in 14.4 seconds May 1 Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen May 1 Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin May 3 Prussia bans anti-fascists May 4 Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 May 6 AL announces it will discontinue MVP award May 6 New York to San Francisco footrace begins May 8 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway May 8 New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pirates, 11-0 May 9 New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates May 9 WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions May 10 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr. Freeland wins in 2:01.6 May 10 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane May 11 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) May 11 Dr. Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx May 12 Pulitzer prize awarded to Julia Peterkin (Scarlet Sister Mary) May 15 Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio) May 16 1st Academy Awards - "Wings," Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor wins May 18 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 May 18 Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 and lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs) May 19 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death May 19 General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek government May 21 Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, New York City May 21 Sergei Prokoviev's ballet "Prodigal Son," premieres in Paris May 24 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings May 27 2nd Ryder Cup: Britain - Ireland, 7 - 5 at Moortown, England May 28 1st all color talking picture "On With the Show" exhibited (New York City) May 31 Atlantic City Convention Center opens June 3 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center, electric light June 3 Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area June 4 George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie in Rochester, New York June 5 Ramsey MacDonald forms minority Labour government in Britain June 7 Margaret Bondfield becomes 1st Dutch female minister (of Labor) June 7 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state June 8 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8 June 8 Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curaeao kidnap governor Fruytier June 9 Venezuelan rebel Urbina lets Dutch/Curacaose hostages free June 14 Prussia and Vatican sign Concord June 15 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch June 16 Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) June 22 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader June 25 President Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam June 26 ENKA/Vereinigte Glanzstoff Factory merge AKU (Genl Kunstzijde Union) June 27 1st color TV demo, New York City June 27 President Von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WW I June 29 1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca June 29 31.1 degrees C (88 degrees F) hoogste temperatuur op deze dag in De Bilt June 29 Mexico and Vatican sign Concord June 30 33rd U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY July 1 U.S. cartoonist Elzie Segar creates "Popeye" July 1 U.S. Immigration law of 1924 in effect July 3 Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber July 4 AM radio station WOWO, Indiana's transmitter burns down July 5 42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62) July 5 WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, 1 day after transmitter burns down July 6 St. Louis has 2, 10 run innings and beats Phillies 28-6 July 7 Romania and Vatican sign concord July 10 In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 home runs hit 1 in each inning July 10 U.S. issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency July 15 1st airport hotel opens - Oakland, California July 17 U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with China July 24 New York to San Francisco foot race ends (2 months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde July 24 President Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war July 27 Dike of Wieringermeerpolder finished July 28 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan) July 29 Belgium Maurice Dewaele wins Tour de France July 31 Aristide Briand becomes premier of France August 2 Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a home run August 4 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich August 4 Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yankees 14-6 August 4 Jones Beach in New York opens August 7 Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch government August 7 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games August 8 German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight August 8 Salem, Oregon airport dedicated August 10 Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd and last NL win August 11 Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers off Willis Hudlin of Cleveland August 11 Persia and Iraq sign friendship treaty August 11 Russian-Chinese border fights August 14 Jewish Agency for Palestine forms August 20 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed August 21 Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town August 23 Arabs attack Jews in Israel August 24 43rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62) August 24 Palestinians attack orthodox Jews in Jerusalem August 24 Turkey and Persia signs friendship treaty August 25 Graf Zeppelin passes over San Francisco for LA after trans-Pacific voyage August 26 1st U.S. roller coaster built August 28 Frank Woolley scores his 100th first-class hundred August 29 German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight September 2 Unilever forms by merger of Margarine Union and Lever Bros September 2 WOR (New York City) ends affiliation with CBS radio network September 3 Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17 September 5 French premier A Briand requests a U.S. of Europe September 11 SF Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system September 14 49th U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) September 14 A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox September 16 Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed September 17 British troops begin evacuating September 18 Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs September 18 Preston Sturges' "Strictly Dishonorable," premieres in New York City September 21 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton September 24 Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in New York in 1st all-instrument flight September 24 Yankees Tom Zachary ends season 12-0 September 25 Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam September 26 John Schrober becomes chancellor of Austria September 28 1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-University of Alberta) September 30 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel) October 3 British Labour government recovers diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. October 3 Julius Curtius succeeds Stresemann as German foreign minister October 3 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia October 6 12th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Hillcrest CC Los Angeles October 7 Ramsay MacDonald is 1st British premier to address U.S. Congress October 8 A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs October 8 Mohammed Nadir Khan occupies Kabul Afghanistan/drives out H Ghazi October 9 G Kaufman and R Lardner's musical "June Moon," premieres in New York City October 11 Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London October 12 Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning October 14 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series October 14 Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning October 20 Bayshore Highway opens (SF) October 22 French government of Briand falls October 22 James H. Scullin forms Australia government October 24 Belgium princess Marie-Jose and Italian crown prince Umberto gets engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails October 24 "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% October 24 Rudy Vallee's Fleishmann Hour begins broadcasting on NBC radio October 25 Former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe October 28 Dow Jones plummets 38.33 pts (13%) to 260.64 October 29 Black Tuesday, Stock Market crashes triggers Great Depression November 1 Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps November 4 John Baldridge' "Berkeley Square," premieres in New York City November 7 Museum of Modern Art opens in New York City November 8 Jean Giraudoux' "Amphitryon '38," premieres in Paris November 8 New York City Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building November 17 Pascual Ortiz Rubio elected president of Mexico November 17 Stalin throws Nicolai Bucharin out of Politburo November 18 Dr. Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope" November 18 Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places November 18 Stalin routes troops to Manchuria November 20 1st broadcast of "Goldbergs" on U.S. radio November 20 Salvador Dali's 1st one-man show November 22 Bradman scores 157 for NSW against the MCC at cricket SCG November 25 Belgium government Jaspar falls November 28 Admiral Richard E Byrd makes 1st South Pole flight November 28 Ernie Nevers scores all 40 pts for Chicago Cards vs Bears (NFL record) November 29 Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole" November 30 17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3 December 1 BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe December 1 Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe December 2 1st skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien December 3 Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak December 5 1st U.S. nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, New York City) December 6 Turkey introduces female suffrage December 7 Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes December 7 Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament December 10 Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st December 14 Alexander Zaimis elected President of Greece December 15 Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro December 16 Chicago Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1 December 20 Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager December 20 Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park December 21 1st group hospital insurance plan offered (Dallas Tx) December 25 Grimmett takes 6-146 for SA, Queensland all out 380 Crowd 5,390 December 29 Police arrest Sukarno and 100s PNI-leaders December 30 Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream," premieres in New York City December 30 Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates December 31 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri
