WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO AUGUST 1932
Find out what all happened July to August 1932

The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. (2. August 1932)

The BBC first experiments with television broadcasting. (See also Timeline of the BBC.) (22. August 1932)

Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues. (17. July 1932)

Great Depression: in Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. (29. July 1932)

A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri. (10. August 1932)

The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections. (31. July 1932)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22. (8. July 1932)

In Washington, D.C., police fire tear gas on World War I veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who attempt to march to the White House. (20. July 1932)

The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. (9. July 1932)

Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey). (24. August 1932)

Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short. (30. July 1932)

U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. (28. July 1932)

Hedley Verity takes a cricket world record 10 wickets for 10 runs in a county match for Yorkshire (12. July 1932)

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