WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1931
Find out what all happened February to December 1931

An earthquake destroys Managua, Nicaragua, killing 2,000. (31. March 1931)

SS Viking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board. (15. March 1931)

SwissAir is founded as the national airline of Switzerland. (26. March 1931)

United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport). (1. July 1931)

Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released. (14. March 1931)

The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria. (18. September 1931)

New Delhi becomes the capital of India. (13. February 1931)

The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California. (20. February 1931)

Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union. (11. March 1931)

Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (30. September 1931)

France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality/no attack treaty. (24. August 1931)

The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution. (7. November 1931)

The British Viceroy of India, Governor-General Edward Frederick Lindley Wood and Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) sign an agreement envisaging the release of political prisoners and allowing salt to be freely used by the poorest members of the population. (5. March 1931)

A fire at a home for the elderly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania kills 48 people. (24. July 1931)

The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem. (3. March 1931)

Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini. (29. May 1931)

Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for murder during the Indian struggle for independence. (23. March 1931)

The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic. (9. December 1931)

Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government. (24. August 1931)

The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. (1. October 1931)