American pioneer aviator Noel Wien founded Alaska's first airline, Wien Alaska Airlines Inc.
Newark Liberty International Airport opened, becoming the first airport in the New York City metropolitan area.
The Prussian government lifted a ban on Adolf Hitler's speeches.
Paul Galvin and his brother Joseph founded Motorola as the 'Galvin Manufacturing Co.' in Chicago, Illinois.
American actress Katherine Hepburn had her first stage performance in New York City, where she played in 'Night Hostess.'
IX Summer Olympics open.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
Charles Kingsford Smith completes the world's first trans-Pacific flight.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
The first flight from the West Coast to Hawaii was made by the US Army aircraft, The Bird of Paradise.
In the Spirit of St Louis, Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after the first-ever solo air crossing of Atlantic.
45 people die in the United States' worst school massacre.
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
The White Bird and its crew mysteriously disappear.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
Hirohito becomes the 124th emperor of Japan.
The world famous escape artist performed for the last time at the Garrick Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
Violet Stewart Piercy, a long-distance runner from England, set the first recorded marathon win for women at 3:40:22.
First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel.
Bertha Landes became the first female mayor of a major city (Seattle) in the US.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf in Germany.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions was founded.
Adolf Hitler formed the Schutzstaffel, the infamous paramilitary organization known to most as the SS.
The first Sears retail store opened in Chicago.
20 mushers embark on a journey to transport medicine to Nome, Alaska, inspiring the Iditarod Race.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship over Italy began after an aggressive speech in parliament.
Adolf Hitler was freed from jail early.
USPTO received a trademark for the Kleenex brand name.
Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.
The Statue of Liberty's fingers, which clasp the handle of her torch, was fully installed.
First successful around‑the‑world flight.
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law.
A team of aviators begins the first round-the-world flight in history.
The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed out of the Canadian Air Force.
The last remnant of the Ottoman empire in Turkey is abolished.
The first state execution in the US was performed in the state of Nevada.
The Greenwich Time Signal is broadcast for the first time.
Mahatma Gandhi was released from prison after two years into his six-year sentence.
The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
The world's first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.
Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Hasbro was founded as Hassenfeld Brothers in Providence, Rhode Island.
Beer Hall Putsch begins.
Turkey became a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
