American aviator Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the Earth.
Robber John Dillinger stole $10,000 in his first robbery at a bank in New Carlisle, Ohio.
The White House opened its first indoor swimming pool.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
Nazis ceremonially burn about 25,000 allegedly 'un-German' books.
Mohandas Gandhi started a 21-day fast.
The official secret police force of Nazi Germany, the Gestapo, was established.
An Imperial Airways passenger aircraft crashed in Belgium, killing all fifteen on board.
The German legislature passed the Enabling Act of 1933, which gave Hitler complete control over Germany.
The original 'King Kong' movie was shown at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy, New York City, US.
An 8.4 magnitude Sanriku Earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan.
President Hindenburg issued the Reichstag Fire Decree.
The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building, was set on fire by a Dutch communist.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.
Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
The day after being appointed, Adolf Hitler called for new elections to ensure he would win majority votes.
Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
The Great Emu War in Australia began.
The Kingdom of Iraq won its independence from the United Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Founded.
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, United States.
The American horror movie 'White Zombie' was released at New York City's Rivoli Theater.
US President Herbert Hoover slashed his salary by 20% and his cabinet members by 15% due to the Economic Act signed on June 30, 1932.
Taxes were raised in the US with the implementation of the Revenue Act.
Amelia Earhart landed near Londonderry in Northern Ireland, completing her solo transatlantic flight, making her the first woman to do so.
Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland.
We Want Beer! parade was held.
Al Capone went to prison.
Slavery in Ethiopia came to an end thanks to Emperor Haile Selassie.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
The neutron is discovered.
The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
American gangster Al Capone pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Infamous gangster, Al Capone, was convicted of income tax evasion.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, unveiled its iconic Christ The Redeemer statue.
Duo Wiley Post and Harold Catty started their 15,474-mile around the world flight from Long Island, New York.
American gangster Al Capone was charged with conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws between 1922 & 1931.
The first full-scale wind tunnel for airplane testing was built at Langley Field, Virginia. For ten years, it remained the largest wind tunnel in the world.
The Empire State Building opened.
The US state of Nevada legalized gambling after previously banning it in 1909.
The first theater with a movie being projected from the back of the room was opened in New York City.
The electron microscope is invented.
Finland's Parliament House in Helsinki was inaugurated.
The US adopted the national anthem 'Star-Spangled Banner.'
The original 'Dracula' movie premiered in New York City, starring Bela Lugosi.
New Zealand suffered its most fatal natural disaster in history during the Hawke's Bay Earthquake.
Haile Selassie I becomes the emperor of Ethiopia.
