Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Explorer Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'
The ''LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin” returned to Lakehurst, New Jersey, after being the first airship to circumference the earth in one journey.
Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth became the first member of the 500 home run club.
The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed in Geneva, Switzerland.
Margaret Bondfield became the first female cabinet minister in the UK.
Vatican City signed the Lateran Treaty making it an independent state.
The first all-color and all-talking picture, 'On With the Show,' was released.
US President Herbert Hoover installed the White House's first telephone.
The first non-stop flight from America to Asia took place.
Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park was established after being signed off by President Calvin Coolidge.
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre took place in Chicago.
'In Old Arizona' became the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors.
Popeye the Sailor Man made his first appearance.
The first Adventures of Tintin comic book is published.
Mother Teresa arrived in India to help some of the country's poorest.
The US & Canada agreed to divert the Niagara River to protect the Niagara Falls from eroding.
