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August 31 – As part of United States non-interventionism in the face of growing tensions in Europe, the first of the Neutrality Acts of 1930s is passed. September 2 – Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: The strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States makes landfall in the Upper Florida Keys killing 423.
May 31 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people. Jul 30 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution. Oct 3 Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
Jan 27, 2022 · Written by Gary Hughes. Last Updated on 27th January 2022. 1935 was a great year for enterprise, bringing in the first can of beer, the first pair of briefs and the first parking metre, as well the discovery of the neutron and radar technology. Momentous speed records were broken by boat, plane, car and foot.
Dec 12, 2016 · 31st May » A 7.7 moment magnitude scale called Mw 1935 Balochistan earthquake or earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000. 3rd June » One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa, Ontario.
World War II Timeline: October 1935-July 17, 1936. 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.
Sep 16, 2010 · Print Page. The 1930s were the decade of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and other problems, but also the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency and Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Sep 8, 2017 · The True Story of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane That Hit the Florida Keys. Rescue workers gather at a makeshift dock near the village of Islamorada, Florida, awaiting an opportunity to cross Snake...
