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Germany1936Sports
Hitler's Berlin Games showcased Nazi ideology through grand spectacle while Jesse Owens' four gold medals contradicted propaganda about racial hierarchy.
It was attended by the German Führer und Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler, as well as several high-profile Nazi figures. - summary
United Kingdom1936Tech launches
The world's largest passenger liner set sail, embodying the ambition of interwar ocean travel and establishing a benchmark for maritime engineering prestige.
Built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, she was subsequently joined by RMS Queen Elizabeth in Cunard's two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York. - summary
United States1935Awards
The kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's son captivated America and resulted in the execution of Bruno Hauptmann, marking a turning point in forensic evidence.
Charles Lindbergh and his wife, aviator and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was murdered after being abducted from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs' home, Highfields, in East Amwell, New Jersey, United States. - summary
Germany1933Elections
The Nazi Party's electoral victory in March 1933 provided Hitler the democratic mandate he weaponized to establish totalitarian rule and trigger world war.
Parodies became much more prominent outside Germany during his period in power. - summary
United States1933Elections
The first major corporate victory in post-Prohibition era elections saw Schenley Industries triumph in shareholder and regulatory battles to dominate American spirits production.
It owned several brands of Bourbon whiskey, including Schenley, The Old Quaker Company, Cream of Kentucky, Golden Wedding Rye, I.W. - summary
United States1932Sports
Los Angeles hosted the first Olympic Games outside Europe, drawing international athletes during the Great Depression.
As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings of this international sporting event included welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of nations. - summary
United States1932Festivals
NYC's palatial Art Deco cinema and performance venue became an architectural icon and symbol of Depression-era entertainment escapism.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. - summary
United States1931Protests
Nine African-American teenagers were falsely accused of rape in Alabama, sparking decades of retrials and becoming a landmark civil rights case.
The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial. - summary
South Africa1930Elections
White women gained voting rights in South Africa, marking a significant electoral expansion despite the country's segregationist policies.
Women's suffrage, the right of women to vote in elections, emerged as a transformative movement in the 19th and 20th centuries, marking a critical turning point in the struggle for gender equality. - summary
Vatican City1929Elections
The Lateran Treaty resolved the Roman Question and established Vatican City as an independent state, a pivotal political settlement of the interwar period.
It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. - summary
China1927Wars
The split between Nationalist and Communist forces initiated a two-decade conflict that would reshape East Asia and culminate in Communist victory.
Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 until Communist victory resulted in their near-complete control over mainland China on 10 December 1949. - summary
United States1927Tech launches
The Jazz Singer's release with synchronized sound marked the death of silent film and transformed cinema into a fully realized audio-visual medium.
The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical. - summary
United States1927Tech launches
The Jazz Singer's release ushered in synchronized sound cinema, rendering silent film obsolete and fundamentally transforming the entertainment industry.
Episodes air daily Monday through Friday, with the live episode airing from 10 am ET until noon, with reruns from noon to 2 pm ET on ESPN2 and from 2 to 4 pm ET on ESPNews. - summary
United Kingdom1926Protests
The nine-day General Strike of 1926 mobilized over 1.7 million workers across Britain and marked the peak of interwar labour militancy before a decisive government victory.
General strikes are characterised by the participation of workers from a multitude of workplaces across different industries, and tend to involve entire communities. - summary
Switzerland1925Wars
The Locarno Treaties guaranteed Germany's western borders and promised collective security, temporarily stabilizing European relations and enabling Germany's League of Nations entry.
In the main treaty, the five western European nations pledged to guarantee the inviolability of the borders between Germany and France and Germany and Belgium as defined in the Treaty of Versailles. - summary
Turkey1923Revolutions
The Treaty of Lausanne formally dissolved the 600-year Ottoman Empire, redrawing Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean borders and creating the modern Turkish state.
The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1908–1922) was a period of history of the Ottoman Empire beginning with the Young Turk Revolution and ultimately ending with the empire's dissolution and the founding of the mode… - summary
Turkey1922Revolutions
The abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate in 1922 ended six centuries of dynastic rule and formally completed the empire's transformation into a secular nation-state.
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day … - summary
United Kingdom1922Sports
The iconic Centre Court at the All England Club officially opened, establishing the ceremonial heart of the world's oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament.
It is considered the world's most famous tennis court. - summary
India1919Wars
British troops fired on unarmed Indian protesters in Jallianwala Bagh, killing hundreds and turning Indian public opinion decisively toward independence.
A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin K… - summary
United Kingdom1918Elections
Britain expanded voting rights to all men over 21 and women over 30, dramatically broadening the electoral franchise after decades of campaigning.
The act extended the franchise in parliamentary elections, also known as the right to vote, to men aged over 21, whether or not they owned property, and to women aged over 30 who resided in the constituency whilst occ… - summary