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May 7 – "Siege of West 91st Street": 18-year-old serial murderer Francis "Two Gun" Crowley surrenders after a 2-hour gun battle with New York City Police Department witnessed by 15,000 bystanders. May 20 – Lake of the Ozarks completed.
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 best-selling books of every year in the United States were as follows: [16] 1930: Cimarron by Edna Ferber; 1931: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck; 1932: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck; 1933: Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen; 1934: Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen; 1935: Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas; 1936: Gone with the Wind by Margaret ...
Year: 2,294 banks went down with nearly $1.7 billion in deposits. 28,285 businesses failed for a daily rate of 133 failures in 1931. Unemployment rises to 16%. Unemployment rises to 16%. US nominal GDP falls to $77 billion, and growth is −8.5%.
1931 in the United States by state or territory (51 C) * 1931 events in the United States by month (9 C) / 1931 disestablishments in the United States (28 C, 6 P)
October 1931 24 August 1931 1931 Leader's seat Darwen: Seaham: Caernarvon Boroughs: Last election 59 seats, 23.6% Did not contest: Did not contest: Seats won 33 13 4 Seat change 26 13 4 Popular vote 1,346,571 316,741 106,106 Percentage 6.5% 1.5% 0.5% Swing 17.1 pp: New party: New party
November 1931 events in the United States (6 P) This page was last ...