WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1933
Find out what all happened February to September 1933

The Humanist Manifesto I published (1. May 1933)

Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. (7. April 1933)

Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections. This later allows the Nazis to pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship. (5. March 1933)

The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the United States. (31. March 1933)

After successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Europe under mysterious circumstances. (17. 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 Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States. (17. February 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)

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

Working as maids, the sisters Christine and Lea Papin murder their employer's wife and daughter in Le Mans, France. The case is the subject of a number of French films and plays. (2. February 1933)

Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. (10. May 1933)

The Parliament of Austria is suspended because of a quibble over procedure – Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss initiates an authoritarian rule by decree. (4. March 1933)

Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. (13. September 1933)

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

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)

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)

New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. (18. May 1933)

Gleichschaltung: in Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party. (14. July 1933)