WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1933
Find out what all happened April to August 1933

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

The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books. (6. May 1933)

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

Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway. (17. May 1933)

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Spain are established. (28. July 1933)

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

Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against the British rule in India. (8. May 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)

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

After successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Europe under mysterious circumstances. (17. July 1933)

New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. (18. May 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)

The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies. (12. May 1933)

The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders. (14. 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 Century of Progress World's Fair opens in Chicago, Illinois. (27. May 1933)

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