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.
Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
Robber John Dillinger stole $10,000 in his first robbery at a bank in New Carlisle, Ohio.
The US celebrated the opening of its very first drive-in cinema.
The White House opened its first indoor swimming pool.
Walt Disney released a short film, '3 Little Pigs,' which won the Academy Award Best Animated film in 1934.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
Mohandas Gandhi started a 21-day fast.
The official secret police force of Nazi Germany, the Gestapo, was established.
An Imperial Airways passenger aircraft crashed in Belgium, killing all fifteen on board.
The German legislature passed the Enabling Act of 1933, which gave Hitler complete control over Germany.
The original 'King Kong' movie was shown at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy, New York City, US.
An 8.4 magnitude Sanriku Earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan.
President Hindenburg issued the Reichstag Fire Decree.
The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building, was set on fire by a Dutch communist.
Nazi Cabinet minister Hermann Göring banned all Catholic newspapers.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.
Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
The day after being appointed, Adolf Hitler called for new elections to ensure he would win majority votes.
Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco began.
