Category Archives: 1930s

Germans celebrate first Christmas under Nazi rule 80 years ago today (12/25/1933)

1930s


Video: 'The World At War: A New Germany 2/5' (Christmas 1933 at 2:23)

(Monday, December 25, 1933) — Germany, with Jews out of the civil service, concentration camps full and living under a permantent state of emergency, today celebrated the nation’s first Christmas under Nazi rule.

‘Duck Soup’ released in U.S. theaters 80 years ago today (1933)

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Video: 'Duck Soup' trailer

(Friday, November 17, 1933) — Duck Soup, a Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film about the mythical country of Freedonia which is broke and on the verge of revolution, was released today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by Leo McCarey, the film starred Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres and Edgar Kennedy.

United States and Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations 80 years ago this hour (1933)

1930s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Soviet Russia Recognized by US 1933/11/20'

(Thursday, November 16, 1933, 11:50 p.m. EST) — The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations tonight as President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a telegram to the Soviet leader Maxim Litvinov, expressing hope that United States-Soviet relations would “forever remain normal and friendly.” Continue reading United States and Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations 80 years ago this hour (1933) →

Albert Einstein arrives in U.S. as refugee from Nazi Germany 80 years ago today (1933)

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Video: 'Albert Einstein Comes to America (1933) - Leaving Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany'

(Tuesday, October 17, 1933) — Scientist Albert Einstein arrived in the United States today on board the ocean liner Westmoreland as a refugee from Nazi Germany and took up a position at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Continue reading Albert Einstein arrives in U.S. as refugee from Nazi Germany 80 years ago today (1933) →

New York Giants win World Series 80 years ago today (1933)

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Image: '1933 World Series featuring a home run by Mel Ott'

(Saturday, October 7, 1933) — The New York Giants won the 1933 World Series today, beating the Washington Senators 4-3 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., in the fifth and deciding game. It was the fourth of seven World Series titles for the Giants (1905-2012).

‘Dinner at Eight’ premieres in New York City 80 years ago tonight (1933)

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Video: 'Dinner at Eight' trailer

(Thursday, March 9, 1933) — Dinner at Eight, a comedy/drama film about a high-society dinner party that masks a hotbed of scandal and intrigue, premiered today at the Rivoli in New York City.

Directed by George Cukor, the film starred Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy, Edmund Lowe and Billie Burke.

Wiley Post completes first solo flight around the world 80 years ago this hour (1933)

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Video: '1933 Wiley Post makes First solo flight around the world newsreel archival footage'

(Saturday, July 22, 1933, 11:59:30 p.m. local time) — Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world tonight, traveling 15,596 miles in 7 days 18 hours 45 minutes and landing 30 seconds before midnight at New York’s Floyd Bennett Field, where he had departed on July 15.