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.
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. Continue reading Supreme Court strikes down key component of FDR’s New Deal 80 years ago today (May 27 1935)
(Saturday, May 25, 1935; during the Great Depression) — Babe Ruth hit his last three career home runs — Nos. 712, 713 and 714 — for the Boston Braves in a game today against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates won, 11-7.
Video: 'At Major League Baseball's First Night Game, GE Sparked a Lighting Revolution | GE Lighting'
(Friday, May 24, 1935; 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.
Video: 'TEL' (7 videos)
(Sunday, May 19, 1935, shortly after 8:00 a.m. BST) — 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.
Video: 'Rural Electrification Administration Documentary'
(Saturday, May 11, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The Rural Electrification Administration (REA), one of the New Deal agencies started under U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, was created today with the primary goal of promoting rural electrification.
