Video: 'Max Baer vs Cinderella Man James Braddock (June 13, 1935)'
(Thursday, June 13, 1935, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — James Braddock claimed the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight tonight in Queens, New York.
Category Archives: 1930s
‘Becky Sharp,’ first three-strip Technicolor movie, opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (June 13 1935)
Video: 'Becky Sharp (1935) Romance, War | Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee | Full Movie | Subtitles'
(Thursday, June 13, 1935, scheduled for 12 noon EDT) — Becky Sharp, the first feature film to use the newly developed three-strip Technicolor production throughout, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Becky Sharp,’ first three-strip Technicolor movie, opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (June 13 1935)
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Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio 90 years ago today (June 10 1935)
Video: '10th June 1935: Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by Bill Wilson and Robert Smith'
(Monday, June 10, 1935; during the Great Depression) — Alcoholics Anonymous was founded today in Akron, Ohio, by Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith and William Griffith Wilson when Smith consumed his last drink (a beer to steady his hand for surgery).
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‘The 39 Steps’ thriller film premieres in London 90 years ago today (June 6 1935)
Video: 'The 39 Steps 1935 1080p'
(Thursday, June 6, 1935) — The 39 Steps, a British thriller film about a man who tries to help a counter-espionage agent prevent an organization of spies called The 39 Steps from stealing top secret information, premiered today at the New Gallery Theatre in Regent Street, London.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim and Godfrey Tearle.
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French liner Normandie sets transatlantic record 90 years ago this hour (June 3 1935)
Video: 'Le Premier Voyage Du Paqueboat "Normandie" Aka 'normandie' Arrives In New York (1935)'
(Monday, June 3, 1935, 11:02 a.m. EDT) — The French liner Normandie set a record on its maiden voyage, arriving today in New York after crossing the Atlantic in just four days.
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Babe Ruth plays his last game 90 years ago this hour (May 30 1935)
Video 'Rare footage of the Babe's final season'
(Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30, 1935, 1:30 p.m. EDT) — Babe Ruth, 40, today played in his last ever major league baseball game (for the Boston Braves), leaving after the first inning of the first of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies, who won both games. Continue reading Babe Ruth plays his last game 90 years ago this hour (May 30 1935)
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Supreme Court strikes down key component of FDR’s New Deal 90 years ago today (May 27 1935)
Video: 'Schechter Poultry vs US (1935): US History Review'
(Monday, May 27, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The U.S. Supreme Court today decided Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, which held the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), a major piece of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, unconstitutional (click here for a clip of May 27, 1935, at 28:27 from “American Experience – S07E02 – FDR Parts 3 and 4 (October 12, 1994)).
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Babe Ruth hits last three home runs in Pittsburgh 90 years ago today (May 25 1935)
Video: 'May 25 1935 Babe Ruth hits his final 3 homeruns including the last one out of Forbes Field'
(Saturday, May 25, 1935; during the Great Depression) — Babe Ruth, 40, hit his last three career home runs — Nos. 712, 713 and 714 — for the Boston Braves in a game today against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Continue reading Babe Ruth hits last three home runs in Pittsburgh 90 years ago today (May 25 1935)
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First major league baseball game played at night 90 years ago this hour (May 24 1935)
Video: 'The Story of Nighttime Baseball - Decades TV Network'
(Friday, May 24, 1935, 8:30 p.m. EDT; during the Great Depression) — The first major league baseball game to be played at night took place tonight at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1.
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Legendary ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ dies six days after motorcycle crash 90 years ago this hour (May 19 1935)
Video: 'TEL' (7 videos)
(Sunday, May 19, 1935, shortly after 8:00 a.m. British Summer Time) — T.E. Lawrence, also known as the legendary “Lawrence of Arabia,” died today in Dorset, England, six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash. He was 46.
