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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
Video: 'Bruno Hauptmann Found Guilty (1935) - Historic Newsreels'
(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)
Video: '24th January 1935: The first canned beer goes on sale from the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company'
(Thursday, January 24, 1935) — Beer was first sold in cans today in Richmond, Virginia, by the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co. Continue reading First canned beer goes on sale 90 years ago today (Jan 24 1935)
Video: '"Ma" Barker Gang Hideout' (Jan. 16, 1935, at 1:49)
(Wednesday, January 16, 1935, around 11:00 a.m. EST) — Fugitive gangster Fred Barker and his mother, Kate “Ma” Barker, were killed in an intense, hours-long shootout with the FBI today at Lake Weir, Florida.
Video: 'Earhart Hops Foggy Pacific In 18 Hours (1935)'
(Saturday, January 12, 1935, 1:31 p.m. PST) — Aviator Amelia Earhart completed an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland today, making her the first person to fly solo between Hawaii and California.
Video: 'Elvis Presley: Rock 'n' Roll Legend | Mini Bio | BIO'
(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)
