Category Archives: 1930s

Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ opens in New York 90 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1935)


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(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)

Hitler enters Saarbrucken in first step to war 90 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1935)


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(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)

Bruno Richard Hauptmann found guilty in Lindbergh baby murder trial 90 years ago this hour (Feb 13 1935)


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(Wednesday, February 13, 1935, 10:45 p.m. EST) — A jury in Flemington, New Jersey, found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder tonight in the kidnap-slaying of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh (Hauptmann was later executed). Continue reading Bruno Richard Hauptmann found guilty in Lindbergh baby murder trial 90 years ago this hour (Feb 13 1935)

Rock music icon Elvis Presley born in Tupelo, Mississippi 90 years ago this hour (Jan 8 1935)


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(Tuesday, January 8, 1935, 4:35 a.m. CST) — Rock-and-roll legend Elvis Aaron Presley, regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, was born today in Tupelo, Mississippi. Continue reading Rock music icon Elvis Presley born in Tupelo, Mississippi 90 years ago this hour (Jan 8 1935)

Roosevelt outlines plan to create 3.5 million jobs in State of the Union address 90 years ago this hour (Jan 4 1935)


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(Friday, January 4, 1935, 12:30 p.m. EST, during the Great Depression) — In his annual State of the Union address, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt told the Congress today that the “federal government must and shall quit this business of relief” by providing 3,500,000 jobs on public works projects for the nation’s idle “employables.” Continue reading Roosevelt outlines plan to create 3.5 million jobs in State of the Union address 90 years ago this hour (Jan 4 1935)