US President Herbert Hoover slashed his salary by 20% and his cabinet members by 15% due to the Economic Act signed on June 30, 1932.
Taxes were raised in the US with the implementation of the Revenue Act.
We Want Beer! parade was held.
Kidnapped Lindbergh baby found dead.
Al Capone went to prison.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
American gangster Al Capone pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
The first full-scale wind tunnel for airplane testing was built at Langley Field, Virginia. For ten years, it remained the largest wind tunnel in the world.
The Empire State Building opened.
The US state of Nevada legalized gambling after previously banning it in 1909.
The first theater with a movie being projected from the back of the room was opened in New York City.
The US adopted the national anthem 'Star-Spangled Banner.'
The original 'Dracula' movie premiered in New York City, starring Bela Lugosi.
Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte successfully flew the first non-stop transatlantic flight from east to west when they landed in New York City.
Construction began on the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
Ellen Church became the first female airline stewardess aboard a Boeing Air Transport flight from San Francisco to Chicago.
Colonel Harland Sanders founded KFC in North Corbin, Kentucky.
Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time.
Dubbed 'Black Thursday,' the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
US President Herbert Hoover installed the White House's first telephone.
Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park was established after being signed off by President Calvin Coolidge.
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre took place in Chicago.
The US & Canada agreed to divert the Niagara River to protect the Niagara Falls from eroding.
President Coolidge signed a bill authorizing The Boulder Canyon Project Act, which allowed for the construction of what is known today as the Hoover Dam.
American pioneer aviator Noel Wien founded Alaska's first airline, Wien Alaska Airlines Inc.
Newark Liberty International Airport opened, becoming the first airport in the New York City metropolitan area.
Paul Galvin and his brother Joseph founded Motorola as the 'Galvin Manufacturing Co.' in Chicago, Illinois.
American actress Katherine Hepburn had her first stage performance in New York City, where she played in 'Night Hostess.'
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
The first flight from the West Coast to Hawaii was made by the US Army aircraft, The Bird of Paradise.
45 people die in the United States' worst school massacre.
The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
The world famous escape artist performed for the last time at the Garrick Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel.
Bertha Landes became the first female mayor of a major city (Seattle) in the US.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The first Sears retail store opened in Chicago.
20 mushers embark on a journey to transport medicine to Nome, Alaska, inspiring the Iditarod Race.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
USPTO received a trademark for the Kleenex brand name.
Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.
The Statue of Liberty's fingers, which clasp the handle of her torch, was fully installed.
First successful around‑the‑world flight.
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law.
A team of aviators begins the first round-the-world flight in history.
The first state execution in the US was performed in the state of Nevada.
