Image: '"KENNEDYS DON'T CRY" (1975)' (July 2, 1934, at 8:22)
(Monday, July 2, 1934; during the Great Depression) — Appointed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., was sworn-in today as chairman of the new Securities and Exchange Commission, charged with regulating the manipulation of stock prices that Kennedy had mastered decades earlier.
Video: '1934 Donald Duck The Wise Little Hen'
(Saturday, June 9, 1934) — The Wise Little Hen, the first Walt Disney animated cartoon featuring Donald Duck, was released in the U.S. today.
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, the 7-minute film featured the voices of Florence Gill, Clarence Nash and Pinto Colvig.
Video: 'The Dionne Quintuplets'
(Monday, May 28, 1934) — The Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne today at the family farm in Ontario, Canada. Of the five, Annette and Cecile are still living.
Video: 'The Thin Man'
(Friday, May 25, 1934) — The Thin Man, a comedy-mystery film about a husband-and-wife detective team who take on the search for a missing inventor, was released in today in the U.S.
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, the film starred William Powell and Myrna Loy.
Video: 'Real Bonnie and Clyde - Crime History Documentary' (May 23, 1934, at 38:58)
(Wednesday, May 23, 1934, approximately 9:15 a.m.) — Wanted outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police officers today as they attempted to escape apprehension in a stolen 1934 Ford Deluxe near Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
(Saturday, May 5, 1934) — Woman Haters, the first short subject for Columbia Pictures starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges, was released today; directed by Archie Gottler.
(Wednesday, April 18, 1934) — The first laundromat, called a “Washateria,” was opened today by John F. Cantrell in Fort Worth, Texas, as four electric washing machines were rented to members of the public on an hourly basis.
(Thursday, March 22, 1934) — The first Masters Tournament opened today in Augusta, Georgia, under the title “Augusta National Invitation Tournament,” which was won three days later by Horton Smith.
Video: '1932-33 Oscar Winners'
(Friday, March 16, 1934, 8:00 p.m. PST) — Cavalcade, a drama film about a British family that survives war and changing times, won three Oscars tonight at the 6th Academy Awards, including Outstanding Production and Frank Lloyd for Best Director. Continue reading ‘Cavalcade’ wins Outstanding Production at 6th Academy Awards 80 years ago this hour (Mar 16 1934)
Video: 'JOHN DILLINGER ESCAPES FROM CROWN POINT,INDIANA WOODEN GUN'
(Saturday, March 3, 1934) — Bank robber John Dillinger escaped from the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana, today along with another prisoner, Herbert Youngblood.
