WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO OCTOBER 1933
Find out what all happened April to October 1933

U.S. Navy airship, USS Akron, is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather. (4. April 1933)

The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey, United States. (6. June 1933)

The Diexi earthquake strikes Mao County, Sichuan, China and kills 9,000 people. (25. August 1933)

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens. (5. April 1933)

English cricketer Wally Hammond sets a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand. (1. April 1933)

Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines. (7. October 1933)

The Simele massacre: The Iraqi government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day. (7. August 1933)

The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established. (26. April 1933)

The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane. (24. August 1933)

New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission. (27. May 1933)

Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. (22. July 1933)

The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts. (1. April 1933)

The Roca-Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain is signed by Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman. (1. May 1933)

Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn. It is extinguished on September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2). (14. August 1933)

Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States. (17. October 1933)

The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. (8. July 1933)

As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don’t shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. (26. September 1933)

The Century of Progress World's Fair opens in Chicago, Illinois. (27. May 1933)

Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha Libre (21. September 1933)

The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed. (16. June 1933)

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