WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1934
Find out what all happened February to August 1934

The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund. (16. February 1934)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions. (26. June 1934)

The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place. (30. June 1934)

The strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. (12. April 1934)

New Deal: the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (6. June 1934)

The Austrian Civil War begins. (12. February 1934)

The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm. (2. July 1934)

The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt. (25. July 1934)

Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia. (15. May 1934)

Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President and Chancellor into Führer. (3. August 1934)

The U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded. (15. June 1934)

Leopold III becomes King of Belgium. (23. February 1934)

The Balkan Entente is formed. (9. February 1934)

The American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, Louisiana. (23. May 1934)

Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen. (9. June 1934)

The driving test is introduced in the United Kingdom. (26. March 1934)

Konstantin Päts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties. (12. March 1934)

The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC). (19. June 1934)

The U.S. Auto-Lite Strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers. (12. April 1934)

The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released. (5. May 1934)