February 3 – Adolf Hitler gives a secret speech to his military leaders, outlining his plans to rearm Germany in defiance of the
Treaty of Versailles and to adopt a policy of Lebensraum in eastern Europe.[5]
February 27 –
Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the
Reichstag building, is set on fire under controversial circumstances.[8] The following day, the
Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in response to the Reichstag fire, nullifying many German civil liberties.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) is
sworn in as the 32nd president of the United States, beginning his "
first 100 days". About the
Great Depression, he proclaims "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself" in his inauguration speech. It is the last time
Inauguration Day in the United States occurs on March 4.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average rises from 53.84 to 62.10. The day's gain of 15.34%, achieved during the depths of the Great Depression, remains the largest 1-day percentage gain for the index.
First of a series of meetings in the United States called by Jewish organizations calling for an international
anti-Nazi boycott in response to the persecution of German Jews.
March 22 – President Franklin Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act known as the
Cullen–Harrison Act, allowing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.[10]
March 27 – Japan announces it will leave the
League of Nations (due to a cancellation period of exactly two years, the egression becomes effective March 27, 1935).[12]
March 29 – Welsh journalist
Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the
Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine.
April 4 – American airship Akron crashes off the coast of
New Jersey, killing 73 of its 76 crewmen. It is the worst aviation accident in history up to this date (and until
1950).
United States President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues
Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or
bullion.
Sale of some beer is legalized in the United States under the Cullen-Harrison Act of March 22, eight months before the full repeal of
Prohibition in December.[15]
May 5 – The detection by
Karl Jansky of radio waves from the center of the
Milky Way Galaxy is reported in The New York Times. The discovery leads to the birth of
radio astronomy.
June – The
Holodomor famine-genocide in
Ukraine reaches its peak, with 30,000 deaths from human-made starvation each day.[21] The average life expectancy for a Ukrainian male born this year is 7.3 years.[22]
June 5 – The
U.S. Congress abrogates the United States use of the
gold standard, by enacting a joint resolution[citation needed] nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
June 26 – The American Totalisator Company unveils its first electronic pari-mutuel betting machine, at the
Arlington Park race track near Chicago and the founding of
20th Century Pictures.
Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world, landing at
Floyd Bennett Field in
Brooklyn, New York, after traveling eastbound 15,596 mi (25,099 km) in 7 days 18 hours 45 minutes.
October 14 – Germany announces its withdrawal from the
League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference, after the U.S., the U.K. and France deny its request to increase its defence armaments under the Versailles Treaty.
Son of Kong, the sequel to the successful
March-hit feature film, is rushed into production and released nine months after its predecessor. It got mixed reviews from the public.
Turkey concludes a treaty with the creditors of the former
Ottoman Empire to schedule the payments in Paris (Turkey succeeds in clearing all the debt in less than twenty years).
February 3 – Adolf Hitler gives a secret speech to his military leaders, outlining his plans to rearm Germany in defiance of the
Treaty of Versailles and to adopt a policy of Lebensraum in eastern Europe.[5]
February 27 –
Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the
Reichstag building, is set on fire under controversial circumstances.[8] The following day, the
Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in response to the Reichstag fire, nullifying many German civil liberties.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) is
sworn in as the 32nd president of the United States, beginning his "
first 100 days". About the
Great Depression, he proclaims "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself" in his inauguration speech. It is the last time
Inauguration Day in the United States occurs on March 4.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average rises from 53.84 to 62.10. The day's gain of 15.34%, achieved during the depths of the Great Depression, remains the largest 1-day percentage gain for the index.
First of a series of meetings in the United States called by Jewish organizations calling for an international
anti-Nazi boycott in response to the persecution of German Jews.
March 22 – President Franklin Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act known as the
Cullen–Harrison Act, allowing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.[10]
March 27 – Japan announces it will leave the
League of Nations (due to a cancellation period of exactly two years, the egression becomes effective March 27, 1935).[12]
March 29 – Welsh journalist
Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the
Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine.
April 4 – American airship Akron crashes off the coast of
New Jersey, killing 73 of its 76 crewmen. It is the worst aviation accident in history up to this date (and until
1950).
United States President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues
Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or
bullion.
Sale of some beer is legalized in the United States under the Cullen-Harrison Act of March 22, eight months before the full repeal of
Prohibition in December.[15]
May 5 – The detection by
Karl Jansky of radio waves from the center of the
Milky Way Galaxy is reported in The New York Times. The discovery leads to the birth of
radio astronomy.
June – The
Holodomor famine-genocide in
Ukraine reaches its peak, with 30,000 deaths from human-made starvation each day.[21] The average life expectancy for a Ukrainian male born this year is 7.3 years.[22]
June 5 – The
U.S. Congress abrogates the United States use of the
gold standard, by enacting a joint resolution[citation needed] nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
June 26 – The American Totalisator Company unveils its first electronic pari-mutuel betting machine, at the
Arlington Park race track near Chicago and the founding of
20th Century Pictures.
Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world, landing at
Floyd Bennett Field in
Brooklyn, New York, after traveling eastbound 15,596 mi (25,099 km) in 7 days 18 hours 45 minutes.
October 14 – Germany announces its withdrawal from the
League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference, after the U.S., the U.K. and France deny its request to increase its defence armaments under the Versailles Treaty.
Son of Kong, the sequel to the successful
March-hit feature film, is rushed into production and released nine months after its predecessor. It got mixed reviews from the public.
Turkey concludes a treaty with the creditors of the former
Ottoman Empire to schedule the payments in Paris (Turkey succeeds in clearing all the debt in less than twenty years).