Historical Events In 1932
May 10 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem
May 10 Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes President of France
May 20 Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin her historic solo flight to Ireland
May 04 Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary
May 05 Japan & China sign a peace treaty
May 09 Piccadilly Circus, first lit by electricity
May 26 Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act passed, providing for establishment of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission.
May 03 24 tourists begin first air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switzerland)
May 20 Engelbert Dollfuss becomes chancellor of Austria
May 14 "We Want Beer!" parade in New York
May 04 Mobster Al Capone enters the Atlanta federal penitentary to begin serving a term for income tax evasion
May 12 Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell NJ
May 12 The body of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, NJ
May 17 Congress changes the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico"
May 01 First Suriname union congress at Paramaribo
May 02 Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (The Good Earth)
May 13 Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitch marries Nina Varsar
May 12 Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, first appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney
May 02 Jack Benny's first radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
May 26 Admiral Makoto Saito forms parliament in Tokyo
May 20 Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland first woman fly solo across Atlantic
Jan 01 Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt publishes Himmler's wedding laws
Jan 23 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt announces his candidacy for U.S. President on the Democratic party ticket.
Jan 05 Umberto Eco, Italian author
Jan 16 The birth of Diane Fossey, American zoologist
Jan 31 US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction
Jan 04 British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi & Nehru
Jan 04 Bradman scores 167 for Australia vs South Africa at the MCG
Jan 10 "Mickey Mouse" & "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated
Jan 02 Young gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield Missouri
Jan 28 Japanese forces occupy Shanghai, and then goes on to invade the rest of China
Jan 01 Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon OH
Jan 04 British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi & Nehru
Jan 19 Charlie Conacher becomes first Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, the first coming at 7 seconds of the game
Jan 21 USSR & Finland stop non-attack treaty
