(Friday, February 7, 1936) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 7285 today authorizing a flag for the office of the vice president.
Category Archives: 1930s
‘Modern Times’ premieres in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Feb 5 1936)
Video: 'Modern Times' trailer
(Wednesday, February 5, 1936, 8:30 p.m. EST) — The gala world premiere of Modern Times, a comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world, was held tonight at the Rivoli Theatre at 1620 Broadway (at 49th street) in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading ‘Modern Times’ premieres in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Feb 5 1936)
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‘Moon Over Miami’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Feb 1 1936)
(Saturday, February 1, 1936) — “Moon Over Miami” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Lew Sherwood; recorded in New York City on Dec. 23, 1935) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Moon Over Miami’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Feb 1 1936)
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Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth among first baseball Hall of Fame inductees 90 years ago today (Jan 29 1936)
Video: 'MLB's First Class. The Inaugural Batch of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, 1936. Cobb and Ruth.'
(Wednesday, January 29, 1936) — The first five inductees of baseball’s Hall of Fame, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, were named today in Cooperstown, New York (although a public announcement was delayed until Feb. 2, 1936). Continue reading Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth among first baseball Hall of Fame inductees 90 years ago today (Jan 29 1936)
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Britain’s King George V, 70, dies at Sandringham House in Norfolk 90 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1936)
Video: 'Royal death announcements + National Anthem - BBC'
(Monday, January 20, 1936, at 11:55 p.m. GMT) — Britain’s King George V, 70, died tonight in his bedroom at Sandringham House in Norfolk after his physician, Lord Dawson of Penn, injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death. Continue reading Britain’s King George V, 70, dies at Sandringham House in Norfolk 90 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1936)
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‘The Music Goes ‘Round and Around’ by Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Jan 11 1936)
(Saturday, January 11, 1936) — “The Music Goes ‘Round and Around” by Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven (vocal refrain by Edythe Wright, recorded in New York City on December 9, 1935) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for three consecutive weeks (Jan. 11/18/25, 1936). Continue reading ‘The Music Goes ‘Round and Around’ by Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Jan 11 1936)
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‘A Night at the Opera’ opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Dec 6 1935)
Video: 'A Night at the Opera' trailer
(Friday, December 6, 1935, doors scheduled to open at 10:15 a.m. EST) — A Night at the Opera, a comedy film about three zanies who turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege’s romance with the leading lady, opened today at the Capitol Theatre, 1645 Broadway, just north of Times Square in New York City, across from the Winter Garden Theatre. Continue reading ‘A Night at the Opera’ opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Dec 6 1935)
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Comic legend Woody Allen born in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Nov 30 1935)
Video: 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film (TV) 2002 ?HD Sub.'
(Saturday, November 30, 1935, “very close to midnight” EST) — Filmmaker, actor, writer, and comedian Woody Allen, whose career spans eight decades, was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg tonight at Mount Eden Hospital in Bronx, New York City. Continue reading Comic legend Woody Allen born in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Nov 30 1935)
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China Clipper takes off on first mail trip across Pacific 90 years ago this hour (Nov 21 1935)
Video: 'United States mail plane China Clipper takes off from San Francisco on its way to Manila (1935)'
(Friday, November 22, 1935, 3:46 p.m. PST) — A flying boat, the China Clipper, took off today from Alameda, California, carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight.
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Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) labor union formed 90 years ago today (Nov 9 1935)
Video: 'AFL vs. CIO split in 1935'
(Saturday, November 9, 1935) — United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization (later renamed the Congress of Industrial Organizations) today in Washington.
