Video: 'Oklahoma City site of first parking meter'
(Tuesday, July 16, 1935) — The first parking meters, a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time, were installed today in Oklahoma City.
Video: 'Murder Man' trailer
(Friday, July 12, 1935) — The Murder Man, a crime-drama film about a hard-drinking reporter who specializes in murder cases and then becomes a suspect in one himself, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by Tim Whelan, the film starred Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Harvey Stephens, Robert Barrat and James Stewart in his first feature film.
Video: 'U1TV - Supreme Court Approves National Labor Relations Act' (case decided April 12, 1937)
(Friday, July 5, 1935, during the Great Depression) — The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, a foundational statute of U.S. labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary was signed today by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The act also created the National Labor Relations Board, which conducts elections that can require employers to engage in collective bargaining with labor unions (also known as trade unions).
Video: 'Max Baer vs James Braddock (1935) - Boxing Championship'
(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.
Video: 'Becky Sharp (1935)'
(Thursday, June 13, 1935) — Becky Sharp, the first movie photographed in “three-strip” Technicolor, opened today at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, the film starred Miriam Hopkins, Alan Mowbray, Frances Dee and Cedric Hardwicke.
Video: 'Alcoholics Anonymous - Historical Retrospective'
(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).
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.
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.
Video: '20th Century Fox History (UPDATE)'
(Friday, May 31, 1935) — Movie studio 20th Century Fox was created today through a merger of the Fox Film Corp. and Twentieth Century Pictures.
(Thursday, May 30, 1935, Memorial Day) — 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.
On June 2, 1935, Ruth was given his unconditional release by the Boston Braves, and he announced his retirement from baseball.
