WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1935
Find out what all happened February to August 1935

The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (5. July 1935)

Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (25. May 1935)

Percy Shaw founded his company Reflecting Roadstuds Limited to make "cat's eye"s (15. March 1935)

Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. (26. February 1935)

A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000. (31. May 1935)

Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran, meaning "Land of the Aryans". (21. March 1935)

First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. (28. July 1935)

In an attempt to stay out of the growing turmoil in Europe, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts. (31. August 1935)

Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total 60 injuries and 24 arrests. (18. June 1935)

"Black Sunday Storm", the worst dust storm of the U.S. Dust Bowl. (14. April 1935)

Roerich Pact signed in Washington, D.C. (15. April 1935)

Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired. (14. August 1935)

Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht. (16. March 1935)

The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field. (24. May 1935)

One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa, Ontario. (3. June 1935)

The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement. (14. May 1935)

The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress. (30. June 1935)

Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith (founders of Alcoholics Anonymous) meet for the first time in Akron, Ohio, at the home of Henrietta Siberling. (12. May 1935)

India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India is formed. (1. April 1935)

Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen. (20. July 1935)