Jul 17 The birth of Donald Sutherland, American actor

Jul 02 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1357 Khama

Jul 06 The birth of Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader

Jul 02 Great Britain boxers beat US team in first intl Golden Gloves

Jul 30 The first ever 'Penguin' paperback books goes on sale

Jul 05 First Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast

Jul 22 Lester Walton appointed minister to Liberia

Jul 31 C Jackson discovers asteroids #1362 Griqua & #2865

Jul 05 Pres Franklin Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act

Jul 25 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1641 Tana

Jul 21 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1358 Gaika

Jul 17 Variety's famous headline "Sticks Nix Hick Pix"

Jul 06 Helen Wills Moody wins her 7th Wimbeldon championship

Jul 06 First flight of Fairchild 82A bush plane, Canadian-designed successor to the FC-2W-2 and 71 models; phased out to produce Bristol Bolingbroke in wartime.

Mar 11 Hermann Goering officially creates German Air Force, the Luftwaffe

Mar 21 Persia officially renamed Iran

Mar 22 Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (New York)

Mar 30 Newfoundland changes time to 3½ hours W of Greenwich, repeats 44 seconds

Mar 29 French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage

Mar 26 "RvJ" Mitchell &Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire fighter aircraft decide on 8 .303 machine guns

Mar 11 Bank of Canada opens

Mar 06 Retired US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes dies in Washington, DC.

Mar 13 Driving tests introduced in Great Britain

Mar 03 Dutch Revolutionary Socialist Worker's party (RSAP), forms

Mar 28 Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket

Mar 11 Bank of Canada starts operations under Governor Graham Towers; has mandate to issue currency and regulate money supply; government-owned central bank

Mar 24 Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network

Mar 16 Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty

Mar 16 In Germany Hitler introduces conscription, renouncing the Treaty of Versailles

Mar 30 Trust the Newfie's, Newfoundland changes its time to 3 hours west of Greenwich, and repeats 44 seconds.

Mar 07 Saar incorporated into Germany

Mar 20 "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio

Mar 12 England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns &villages

Mar 15 George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs England at Kingston

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