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May 9 – 1934 West Coast waterfront strike: A general strike is engaged in San Francisco. May 11 – Dust Bowl: A strong 2-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl. May 15 The United States Department of Justice offers a $25,000 reward for John Dillinger.
1934 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1934th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 934th year of the 2nd millennium, the 34th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1930s decade.
On this day in 1934, the most dangerous prisoners in the United States were transported to the treacherous island of Alcatraz off of San Francisco Bay. Later that month, Al Capone, one of the most ...
New York City authorities prohibited all parades by striking cab drivers after a day of rioting. [34] The first Masters golf tournament began at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Horton Smith was the winner. Born: Orrin Hatch, politician, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022); Larry Martyn, comic actor, in London, England (d. 1994)
22 September – Gresford disaster: a gas explosion takes place at Gresford Colliery in Wrexham, north-east Wales, which leads to the death of 266 miners and rescuers, [11] one of the worst tragedies in Welsh mining history. 26 September – Launch of the liner RMS Queen Mary [11] at Clydebank.
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the 1934 State of the Union Address, the first time the address had been given in January.In the address he outlined the present state of the New Deal and his visions for its future.
The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the National League pennant on the final day of the season when the New York Giants were eliminated by losing to the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–5 in ten innings. [43] Babe Ruth played his final game as a Yankee, going 0-for-3 at Griffith Stadium in Washington during a 5–3 loss to the Senators. [33] [44]