Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion. Al Capone, one of the most infamous gangsters in American history, was convicted of income tax evasion…
Tag: 1931
25 March 1931
The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers who were falsely accused of raping…
5 December 1931
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow is destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
25 March 1931
The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys’]
5 February 1931
The Hawke’s Bay earthquake, New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, kills 258. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_Hawke%27s_Bay_earthquake’]
14 March 1931
India’s first talking film, Alam Ara, is released. When the first talkie – Ardeshir Irani’s ‘Alam Ara’ came out on March 14 1931, India was…
24 October 1931
The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River opens to public traffic. The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River…
1 May 1931
The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City. On this day in 1 May 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s…
3 February 1931
New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, The Hawke’s Bay earthquake, kills 258 people. In 1931, New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings….