The first US telecast was made from an airplane flying over New York City.
Two scientists from the University of California Radiation Laboratory discovered carbon-14, a new isotope of carbon.
Walt Disney released their second feature-length movie, 'Pinocchio,' in New York City.
Gone with the Wind, the drama film directed by Victor Fleming, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
In Atlanta, Georgia, legislation passed that made pinball machines illegal in the city.
Queen Elizabeth I and George VI became the first king and queen of Great Britain to travel to the US.
The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded.
A fire broke out in 20th Century Fox's New Jersey film storage facility.
American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared.
The Golden Gate Bridge is opened.
Madeleine Albright, America's first female secretary of state, is born.
The Hindenburg zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey.
Dr. Bernard Fantus and his team opened the very first 'blood bank' in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, US.
The first panda arrived in the US from China.
Hoover Dam began producing electricity and transmitting it to Los Angeles, California.
American mobster Charles Luciano (also known as Lucky Luciano) was trialed and sentenced to 30-50 years in prison.
Dr. John J. Livingood reported the first synthetic production of a natural form of radium.
Howard Hughes designed and built the world's fastest plane called the H-1 racer, then, on this day, flew it at a new world speed record at 352 miles per hour in Santa Fe, California.
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
Oklahoma City, USA, installed the world's first parking meter.
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
New York became the first US court to allow blood test results to be used as evidence.
Colorado became the birthplace of the cheeseburger.
Nylon is invented.
Planes were banned from passing over the White House.
The first canned beer received instant approval from customers.
Coopers Inc. started selling the world's first men's briefs in Chicago.
Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.
American bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd, AKA Pretty Boy Floyd, was shot dead by the FBI.
American gangster John Dillinger died from gunshot wounds at age 31.
Police killed Bonnie and Clyde.
Bonnie and Clyde shot two highway patrolmen outside Grapevine, Texas.
The notorious John Dillinger used a wooden pistol to break out of prison.
A record low temperature was recorded and reached a bone-chilling -15°F in Central Park, New York City.
21st Amendment is ratified; Prohibition ends.
Meat packers began the first modern sit-down strike at the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota.
The bank robber John Dillinger and his gang robbed $75,000 from the Central National Bank in Greencastle, Indiana.
Albert Einstein safely arrived in the US after fleeing Nazi Germany.
United Airlines Boeing 247 explosion.
American aviator Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the Earth.
Robber John Dillinger stole $10,000 in his first robbery at a bank in New Carlisle, Ohio.
The White House opened its first indoor swimming pool.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
The original 'King Kong' movie was shown at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy, New York City, US.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, United States.
