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October 22, 1935 (Tuesday) The Jérémie hurricane left three dead and four injured in Santiago de Cuba. The USS Houston, bearing President Roosevelt home from a fishing trip, avoided the hurricane. Born: Ann Rule, true crime writer, in Lowell, Michigan (d. 2015) Died: Tommy Tucker, 71, American baseball player; October 23, 1935 (Wednesday)
Historical Events. Oct 2 NY Hayden Planetarium, 4th in US, opens. Oct 3 Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Oct 6 Italian army occupies Adua Abyssinia. Oct 6 Market Street Railway, San Francisco, starts using trackless trolley coaches.
Italy began its World War II offensive when Benito Mussolini ordered his troops into Abyssinia in October 1935, then renounced its membership in the League of Nations in May 1936. The World War II timeline below summarizes these events and other important events that occurred from October 1935 to July 17, 1936.
Historical events in October 1935. Learn about 26 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in Oct 1935 or search by date or keyword.
- United States --- Social Security Act
- United States --- Black Sunday Dust Storm
- Ethiopia --- Italy Invades Ethiopia
- United States --- Sir Malcolm Campbell Land Speed World Record
- United States --- Your Hit Parade
- United States --- Amelia Earhart
- United States --- First Technicolor Mickey Mouse
- United States --- First Pacific Airmail Delivery
- United States --- Porky Pig
- United States --- 1935 Neutrality Act
President Roosevelt signs the US Social Security Act on October 22 News EventsProviding Unemployment compensation and pensions for the elderly. More Information and Timeline for the Social Security Act 1. Several states begin enacting old-age pension laws and unemployment insurance throughout the early 1930s in the wake of the Great Depression. 2. ...
The Great Plains are struck by one of the worst Dust Storms in U.S. history during April. More Information for the Black Sunday Dust Storm. On April 14th the Great Plains were struck by one of the worst dust storms in United States history. The storm would come to be known as "Black Sunday" as it passed across the region, further devastating farms ...
Italy invades Ethiopia and the Second Italo-Ethiopian War begins in October. More Information for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The Second Italo-Ethiopian War begins during October when Italy invades Ethiopia in an attempt by Mussolini to expand the Italian empire. The invasion of Ethiopia by Italy highlighted the ineffectiveness of the League of...
Sir Malcolm Campbell breaks the 300 mph barrier to set a new land speed world record. More Information for Malcolm Campbell Land Speed Record. Sir Malcolm Campbell created a new land speed record in September . While making runs in his experimental car "Bluebird," at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, Campbell broke the land speed record that he ha...
Starting this year Your Hit Parade was an American Radio Show featuring the most popular and bestselling songs of the week More Information and Timeline for the Your Hit Parade 1. Your Hit Parade began on NBC April 20th 2. The first number one song on the first episode was "Soon" by Bing Crosby 3. The show was known by many other names including "H...
Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Pacific. More Information and Timeline for Amelia Earhart. 1. The groundbreaking female aviator, Amelia Earhart, became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific ocean on January 11, as she traveled from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. 2. This feat also made her the first person to have flown solo...
The first technicolor Mickey Mouse short film is released. More Information and Timeline for Mickey Mouse appears in color for the first time. The iconic character Mickey Mouse appears in an animated short in technicolor for the first time with the release of "The Band Concert" on February 23, . The animated short film featured Mickey Mouse as he t...
The China Clipper makes the first Pacific Airmail delivery. More Information for the China Clipper. Pan-American Airway's China Clipper, a Martin M-130 flying boat, went on the first United States Trans-Pacific airmail delivery flight during November . The plane, piloted by Edwin Musick, left from Alameda, California and landed in Manilla, Philippi...
The Looney Tunes character of "Porky Pig" was first introduced. More Information for Porky Pig and Looney Tunes. In March , the popular Looney Tunes character "Porky Pig" made his first appearance in an animated short called "I Haven't Got a Hat." The character was designed by the animator Bob Clampett and was originally voiced by Joe Dougherty who...
FDR signs the Neutrality Act into law, preventing the U.S. exportation of war related items to nations at war. More Information for the Neutrality Act. United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Neutrality Act into law during the month of August. The Neutrality Act stopped the exportation of war items like arms and ammunition from the...
October–December. October 7 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2, to win their first World Series Title. October 18 – The 6.5 M s Helena earthquake affected the capital of Montana with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ), causing widespread damage and two deaths.
Historical Events for October, 1935. 19th » The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) called fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. 20th » The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Communist Party of China called Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.
