In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. The Nazi public book burnings, most infamously on May 10, 1933, were a series of coordinated…
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27 February 1933
Reichstag fire: Germany’s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility. The Reichstag…
5 January 1933
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. The Golden Gate Bridge, an iconic symbol of San Francisco and an engineering marvel,…
26 September 1933
As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, “Don’t shoot, G-Men!”, which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. Machine Gun Kelly…
14 July 1933
Nazi eugenics programme begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring requiring the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who…
25 May 1933
The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”…
6 June 1933
The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey. Drive-in movie theaters are a type of cinema that allows moviegoers to watch films from the…
14 July 1933
Nazi eugenics programme begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring requiring the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who…
24 April 1933
Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.