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Events from the year 1931 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Herbert Hoover (R-California) Vice President: Charles Curtis (R-Kansas)
1931 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1931st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 931st year of the 2nd millennium, the 31st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1930s decade.
1931 – Japanese invasion of Manchuria, start of World War II in the Pacific. 1931 – The Whitney Museum of American Art opens to the public in New York City. 1931 - “The Star-Spangled Banner” becomes official U.S. national anthem; 1931 - Hoover vetoes Veteran Bonus; 1931 - Pearl Buck publishes The Good Earth making heroes of the Chinese ...
The event leads to an investigation of the explosion and the disaster causes major public distrust of the use of hydrogen-inflated airships and seriously damages the reputation of the Zeppelin company. The New London School in New London, Texas, is destroyed by an explosion, killing in excess of 300 students and teachers (1937).
The bank had over $160 million in deposits and was the fourth largest bank in the United States at the time, and its failure is widely considered to be the moment when the banking collapse in the United States hit a critical mass, sparking a nationwide run on the banking system that was a major contributor to the deflationary spiral of 1931–1933.
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in Australia. 1931 in Australia; Monarch: George V: Governor-General: John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, then ...
1931 events in the United States by month (9 C) / 1931 disestablishments in the United States (28 C, 6 P) 1931 establishments in the United States (56 C, 20 P) A.
The following events occurred in May 1931: Friday, May 1, 1931. The Empire State Building, the tallest building in the world, opened in New York City.