WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1931
Find out what all happened April to August 1931

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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