WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1931
Find out what all happened February to November 1931

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

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

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

France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression. (28. August 1931)

The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt. (21. October 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)

New York, New York experimental television station W2XAB (now known as WCBS) begins broadcasts. (31. July 1931)

The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic. (24. October 1931)

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

The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City. (1. May 1931)

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

The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258. (3. February 1931)

Emperor Haile Selassie I signs the first constitution of Ethiopia. (16. July 1931)

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

TWA Flight 599 crashes near Bazaar, Kansas killing 8 including Knute Rockne, head football coach at the University of Notre Dame (31. March 1931)

The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. (25. March 1931)

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

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

Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Lucky Luciano's hitmen. (11. September 1931)

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

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