Category Archives: 1930s

‘Lost’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Apr 25 1936)

1930s, Popular Music 1930s

(Saturday, April 25, 1936) — “Lost” by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (vocal refrain by Guy’s brother, Carmen Lombardo; recorded March 13, 1936, in New York City) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Apr. 25, May 2/29/30, 1936). Continue reading ‘Lost’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Apr 25 1936) →

‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’ premieres in Memphis 90 years ago this hour (Apr 9 1936)

1930s, movies 1930s


Video: 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' trailer

(Thursday, April 9, 1936, 8:00 p.m. CST) — Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, a screwball comedy about a small-town poet who has to deal with the corruption of city life when he inherits a fortune, premiered tonight at the Malco theater in Memphis, Tennessee, to benefit Red Cross flood and tornado relief. Continue reading ‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’ premieres in Memphis 90 years ago this hour (Apr 9 1936) →

Bruno Hauptmann executed for killing Lindbergh baby 90 years ago this hour (Apr 3 1936)

1930s


Video: 'Murderer of Lindbergh Jr., Bruno Hauptmann executed in Trenton, New Jersey HD Stock Footage'

(Friday, April 3, 1936, 8:47:30 p.m. EST) — Silent to the end except for renewed declarations of his innocence, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, 36, was electrocuted tonight at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton for the 1932 kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Continue reading Bruno Hauptmann executed for killing Lindbergh baby 90 years ago this hour (Apr 3 1936) →

‘Goody Goody’ by Benny Goodman peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 28 1936)

1930s, Popular Music 1930s

(Saturday, March 28, 1936) — “Goody Goody” by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Helen Ward) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for four consecutive weeks (Mar. 28, Apr. 4/11/18, 1936). Continue reading ‘Goody Goody’ by Benny Goodman peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 28 1936) →

60+ people killed in Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood 90 years ago today (Mar 17 1936)

1930s


Video: 'Floods Sweep Cities In Western PA 1936/03/18'

(Tuesday, March 17, 1936) — Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood began today as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, swollen by rain and melted snow, started exceeding flood stage; the high water was blamed for more than 60 deaths.

‘Lights Out’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 7 1936)

1930s, Popular Music 1930s

(Saturday, March 7, 1936) — “Lights Out” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Lew Sherwood) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Mar. 7/21, 1936). Continue reading ‘Lights Out’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 7 1936) →

Hitler sends troops into Rhineland in violation of Treaty of Versailles 90 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1936)

1930s


Video: 'The March On The Rhine Aka Germans March Into The Rhineland (0)'

(Saturday, March 7, 1936, not long after dawn CET) — The Remilitarization of the Rhineland took place today when Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sent German forces into the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. Continue reading Hitler sends troops into Rhineland in violation of Treaty of Versailles 90 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1936) →

First videophone conversation demonstrated in Berlin 90 years ago today (Mar 1 1936)

1930s

(Sunday, March 1, 1936) — German Minister of Postal Affairs Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach inaugurated the first videophone conversation today in Berlin with Leipzig’s chief burgomaster. Continue reading First videophone conversation demonstrated in Berlin 90 years ago today (Mar 1 1936) →