WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1931
Find out what all happened March to December 1931

An earthquake destroys Managua, Nicaragua, killing 2,000. (31. March 1931)

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

Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion. (17. October 1931)

SwissAir is founded as the national airline of Switzerland. (26. March 1931)

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

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

The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic. (14. April 1931)

The Mukden Incident gives Japan the pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria. (18. September 1931)

Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for murder during the Indian struggle for independence. (23. March 1931)

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

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

The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. (1. October 1931)

First edition of the Highway Code published in Great Britain. (14. April 1931)

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. (23. June 1931)

SS Viking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board. (15. March 1931)

France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality/no attack treaty. (24. August 1931)

Gambling is legalized in Nevada. (19. March 1931)

Ådalen shootings: five people are killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration. (14. May 1931)

Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini. (29. May 1931)

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