10 Facts About The Year 1933
What happened in 1933?
Here are 10 Facts.........
1. Wiley Post , the American aviator becomes the first pilot to fly solo around the world taking off from Floyd Bennet Field and completing the mission in 7 Days 18 Hours and 49 minutes.
2. King Kong an American adventure fantasy horror monster movie is released
starring Fay Wray.
3. Franklin D Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd President of the USA
4. Giuseppe Sangara was electrocuted after his failed attempt to assassinate Rossevelt just before his inauguration. He injured 5 bystanders and killed Mayor of Chicago , Anton Cermak.
5. Famous people born included Michael Caine , Yoko Ono , Joan Collins , Jane Mansfield , Gene Wilder , Joan Rivers , Larry King , Michael Dukakis.
6. Gareth Jones , a Welsh journalist reports for the first time to the West on the Holodomor famine-genocide enacted by Stalin`s Soviet Union against the people of Ukraine. The man-made famine killed millions of people.
7. Music: Top hits included: Stormy Weather by Ethel Waters , Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington , That`s My Home by Louis Armstrong , Just An Echo In The Valley by Bing Crosby. Love is the Sweetest Thing by Ray Noble.
8. Albert Einstein arrives in the USA as a refugee fleeing from Nazi Germany
9. Box Office hits included: 42nd Street , King Kong , Morning Glory , Little Women , The Private Life of Henry VIII , I`m No Angel
10. Sporting Winners included:
FA Cup Final: Everton 3 Man City 0
Division 1 Winners: Arsenal
Mens Wimbledon Winner: Jack Crawford bt Ellsworth Vines 3 Sets to 2
Womens Wimbledon Winner: Helen Moody bt Dorothy Round 2 Sets to 1
Golf Open Championship Winner: Denny Shute (USA)
Formula One Winner: Tazio Nuvolari
Ryder Cup Winners: Great Britain won 6.5 to 5.5
Home Nations Champions: Scotland
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Facts From 1939 - World War II Begins
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Facts About 1959 - Mini Car Launched by British Motor Company
Facts From 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
Facts From 1954 - Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggio
Here are 10 Facts.........
1. Wiley Post , the American aviator becomes the first pilot to fly solo around the world taking off from Floyd Bennet Field and completing the mission in 7 Days 18 Hours and 49 minutes.
2. King Kong an American adventure fantasy horror monster movie is released
starring Fay Wray.
3. Franklin D Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd President of the USA
4. Giuseppe Sangara was electrocuted after his failed attempt to assassinate Rossevelt just before his inauguration. He injured 5 bystanders and killed Mayor of Chicago , Anton Cermak.
5. Famous people born included Michael Caine , Yoko Ono , Joan Collins , Jane Mansfield , Gene Wilder , Joan Rivers , Larry King , Michael Dukakis.
6. Gareth Jones , a Welsh journalist reports for the first time to the West on the Holodomor famine-genocide enacted by Stalin`s Soviet Union against the people of Ukraine. The man-made famine killed millions of people.
7. Music: Top hits included: Stormy Weather by Ethel Waters , Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington , That`s My Home by Louis Armstrong , Just An Echo In The Valley by Bing Crosby. Love is the Sweetest Thing by Ray Noble.
8. Albert Einstein arrives in the USA as a refugee fleeing from Nazi Germany
9. Box Office hits included: 42nd Street , King Kong , Morning Glory , Little Women , The Private Life of Henry VIII , I`m No Angel
10. Sporting Winners included:
FA Cup Final: Everton 3 Man City 0
Division 1 Winners: Arsenal
Mens Wimbledon Winner: Jack Crawford bt Ellsworth Vines 3 Sets to 2
Womens Wimbledon Winner: Helen Moody bt Dorothy Round 2 Sets to 1
Golf Open Championship Winner: Denny Shute (USA)
Formula One Winner: Tazio Nuvolari
Ryder Cup Winners: Great Britain won 6.5 to 5.5
Home Nations Champions: Scotland
Know Someone Born in 1933?
Recommended Reading:-
10 Facts About The Year 1971
Facts From 1939 - World War II Begins
Facts From 1943 - Operation Mincemeat
Facts About 1959 - Mini Car Launched by British Motor Company
Facts From 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
Facts From 1954 - Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggio
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