Video: 'WPA (Works Progress Administration) - 1937'
(Monday, May 6, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The Works Progress Administration began operating under an executive order signed today by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Category Archives: 1930s
‘Soon’ by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra tops debut ‘Your Hit Parade’ weekly music chart 90 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1935)
(Saturday, April 20, 1935, 8:00 p.m. EST) — “Soon” by Bing Crosby With Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s debut Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Soon’ by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra tops debut ‘Your Hit Parade’ weekly music chart 90 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1935)
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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ premieres in San Francisco 90 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1935)
Video: 'Bride of Frankenstein' (trailer)
(Good Friday, April 19, 1935, 3:00 p.m. PST) — Bride of Frankenstein, a horror film about Baron Frankenstein who is forced to tempt fate once again by creating a suitable mate for his monster, premiered today in San Francisco. Continue reading ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ premieres in San Francisco 90 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1935)
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‘Fibber McGee and Molly’ comedy radio series debuts 90 years ago this hour (Apr 16 1935)
Video: 'Fibber Mcgee& Molly First Episode 1935'
(Tuesday, April 16, 1935, 10:00 p.m. EST; during the Great Depression) — The long-running radio comedy program Fibber McGee and Molly, starring Jim and Marian Jordan, premiered tonight on the NBC Blue Network.
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Severe dust storm crosses central Plains 90 years ago this hour (Apr 14 1935)
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(Sunday, April 14, 1935, 4:00 p.m. CST; during the Great Depression) — The “Black Sunday” dust storm descended upon the central Plains this afternoon, turning a sunny afternoon into total darkness. Continue reading Severe dust storm crosses central Plains 90 years ago this hour (Apr 14 1935)
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President Franklin Roosevelt signs work relief bill 80 years ago this hour (Apr 8 1935)
Video: 'History Brief: The Works Progress Administration (WPA)'
(Monday, April 8, 1935, 4:00 p.m. EST; during the Great Depression) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt today signed the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, which provided money for programs such as the Works Progress Administration. Continue reading President Franklin Roosevelt signs work relief bill 80 years ago this hour (Apr 8 1935)
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Adolf Hitler orders rearming of Germany 90 years ago today (Mar 16 1935)
Video: 'Lessons Learned: Hitler's Rearmament of Germany'
(Saturday, March 16, 1935) — Adolf Hitler announced today that he would rearm Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Continue reading Adolf Hitler orders rearming of Germany 90 years ago today (Mar 16 1935)
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Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ opens in New York 90 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1935)
Video: 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (trailer)
(Thursday, March 14, 1935, 9:30 a.m. EST) — Gold Diggers of 1935, a Warner Bros. musical film about a socialite who is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home, opened this morning at the Manhattan Strand Theater, located at 1579 Broadway, at the northwest corner of 47th Street and Broadway in Times Square, New York City. Continue reading Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ opens in New York 90 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1935)
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Porky Pig debuts in ‘I Haven’t Got a Hat’ 90 years ago today (Mar 9 1935)
Video: 'Porky Pig's Debut'
(Saturday, March 9, 1935) — The animated cartoon character Porky Pig first appeared today in the Warner Bros. animated short I Haven’t Got a Hat.
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Hitler enters Saarbrucken in first step to war 90 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1935)
Video: 'Hitler Acclaimed In Saar News In A Nutshell (1935)'
(Friday, March 1, 1935, 12:30 p.m. Central European Time) — Cited by many historians as the first step to war, Adolf Hitler entered Saarbrucken today in triumph as the Council of the League of Nations formally returned the Saar to German sovereignty after 15 years of independence provided by the Versailles Treaty. Continue reading Hitler enters Saarbrucken in first step to war 90 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1935)
