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The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States at 1 cent per US gallon (0.26 ¢/L) sold. The 6.4 M w Eureka earthquake affects the north coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ).
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1932. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, the governor of New York and the vice presidential nominee of the 1920 presidential election.
1932 - Baby son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped and found dead; 1932 – Bonus Army marches on DC; repressed by President Hoover; 1932 – Reconstruction Finance Corporation finances relief; 1932 – U.S. presidential election, 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president, John N. Garner elected vice president
November 8 – 1932 United States presidential election: Democratic governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican president Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory. November 9. A hurricane and huge waves kill about 2,500 in Santa Cruz del Sur in the worst natural disaster in Cuban history.
Elections were held on November 8, 1932, during the Great Depression. The presidential election coincided with U.S. Senate , U.S. House , and gubernatorial elections in several states. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The election marked the end of the Fourth Party System and the start of the Fifth Party System .
The 1932 United States Senate elections coincided with Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory over incumbent Herbert Hoover in the presidential election.The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies.
1932: Joseph Gordon and wife were arrested last fall by federal prohibition agents while they were delivering 10 gallons of alcohol to a customer. Headlines in History 1932: Joseph Gordon sent to ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.