Show L r r I Chronology of th the Year Yea e a r Complied Compiled 1934 1 by L r JA DOMESTIC DOl Jan 1 President I-President Roosevelt accepted ac accepted ne- ne the resignation of or Secretory Secretary of or the Treasury W. W IL WoodIng and andi f. f 4 i appointed Henry Jr to toy y succeed him Jan 3 Congress a-Congress opened regular solon session and be heard rd President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt message dec declaring tho New Deal must b be made permanent Jan 4 Congress 4 revived President Roosevelt's budget message calling for 16 Ii billion dollars Jan 5 House b-House House passed national liquor tax tx bill biL jan Supreme court upheld moratorium on mortgages Jan 10 President Roos Roosevel velt the senate to ratify the le St. St Lawrence waterway tr treaty aty bill Senate passed national liquor tax ta bUI Jan 12 Gen Blanton Danton WInshIp was appointed governor of ot Porto PortoRico PortoRico Rico vice R rt n H. H Gore CoreS resigned Willis G. G Gregg was appointed chief of the weather bureau bureau Jan 16 1 Roosevelt Roosevel asked congress for tor additional authority to seize elze federal bank gold reserve and fix lix dollar dolar between 60 and GO CO cents Jan l 10 PresIdent ID-PresIdent President Roosevelt mod- mod fled ned his economy regulation to In Increase In- In crease annual payments to disabled veterans by ly 21 1 million dollars Jan Jars 20 20 House of representatives l. l passed the Presidents President's money bill bi 60 to 40 Jan 24 Naval 2 Naval supply bill bi of 84 I millions milons passed by house Jan 27 enate 27 Senate 27 Senate passed Presidents President's money bill bi Jan 30 Nation 30 Naton 30 Nation celebrated President President Pres I- I dent ent Roosevelt's second fifty nty birth bIrth- day House passed tho the Vinson navy bill bi Jan SI a President established a 3 1906 cent 1 dollar 01 u. u Feb C United i-United United States Supreme gs court quashed all 01 pending pendinG federal federa dry W eases s Feb 9 President 9 and postmaster general un cancelled all an air mall mail contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts and the tho army was Wn called Cled on onto onto onto to carry carr the air mall mail mal Feb Fob 14 Wiliiam U William P. P and L. L L II U. 1 sentenced by seaMo senAte sen- sen Ate Mo t to t ten n days In Is jail Jai for contempt In connection with wih air all mall mail mal Invest Invest- ga gation ti on u LUu CU Ai irmy y air nil ar VUI cor corps K De a tho tio air mall mail mal pilL Feb 21 House 21 21 House passed piso tax lx revision ll Feb 22 2 RoGer 22 Roger Touhy and two mom members bels of ot his gang gant convicted In Ia Chicago of ot John F Factor tor torAnd and given 99 years In prison Feb 26 President 26 P G-P President asked ked congress to create federal commission on wire and radl radi communications Fob b. b 27 Senate 7 voted to restore 0 millions in veterans' veterans benefits and federal salaries Feb 28 House 28 House voted against federal federal fed ted eral ral furniture factory March 2 President 2 asked ako con- con gross ress for tor power to ne negotiate tariffs March 3 John 3 John Dillinger bank robber and desperado escaped from Jail Jai at nt Crown Point Point Ind lad March D Supreme court uphold upheld government price fixIng axIng President Roosevelt Roose asked Industry Industry Indus- Indus try tr to raise wages and shorten hours March C C Senate Senate passed full strength navy construction passe bill bi tul President appointed Judge Florence Florence Flor Flor- ence taco Allen Alen of ot Ohio as federal circuit court of ot appeals judge March 10 10 PresIdent President ordered army array air mall mail mal service halted haie Attorney General Generl Cummings or or- dered criminal action a against An An- drew Mellon leHon James Jamea J. J Walker and l sian ther for tor alleged Income tax eva- eva March 12 1 l House passed bill bi for tor Immediate payment of ot veterans veterans' bonus In greenbacks March 13 Arthur 13 Arthur 1 Arthur Willard Wiard elected president of University of ot I Illinois I I I no is March 14 St 14 t. 1 St St. Lawrence Lwrence waterway treaty treaty rejected by the tho senate a. a March 19 Army 19 Army 1 Army resumed flying I Air mal mall mail March 23 23 President President urged passage passage pas pas- ta sage e of ot job insurance bill bl March 24 PresIdent 24 President signed Philip pine In Independence bill bi March 26 President 26 President settled throat throat- ened strike In automobile Industry March President 26 President vetoed economy econ coon omy bill March 27 27 President President loft lett for tor FlorIda FlorIda Flor Flor- ida cruise House overrode veto Voto of or economy bJ bill March 28 2 Senate overrode economy econ econ- omy m bill bi veto March 31 Johnson 31 31 Johnson Imposes day G-day hour 45 week on soft sott coal Industry April Apri S Foren Florence E. E Allen Ailen Alen took oath nth In Cleveland as ns first woman federal federa judge Trial of ot Bishop Cannon and Miss Ada Burroughs for tor violation of ot corrupt corrupt cor cor- rupt practices act began In Wash Wash- ington April Apri 10 House 10 House committee began beGan investigation of ot charges made mado by Dr William A A. A WIrt that members ef f t brain trust were plotting to overthrow tho the government government April Apri 11 Senate 11 l Senate voted for tor 10 per percent percent percent cent Increase In income tax tax April 12 n-enate n Senate 12 Senate passed Is Us Its tax bill bi with wih Income tax publicity pub pub- lx provision President Roosevelt returned to Washington ton from fishing trip April Apri 16 IG 16 Gov Langer of ot North Dakota and eight others Indicted by bT United States for tor forced tion's from relief workers workers April 18 WIrt 18 l investigation ended end- end ed d by Democrats after his story was ater denied denied Aprill 22 General 22 2 General Johnson pro pro- proclaimed claimed new wage vago structure for tor soft coal Industry April Apri 23 Milk 23 22 Milk control plan dropped by the AAA AAA April Apri 24 AmerIcan 24 American 4 fleet neet of or Ill 11 warships made record transit of ot Panama Pan Pan- ama Arsa canal April Apri 27 BIshop 27 21 Bishop Cannon and Miss Burroughs acquitted acquited of violation of ot corrupt practices act April Apri 28 Senate 2 Senate pissed air mall b bill bi I Ii ml May ny 3 3 Postmaster 3 General Faricy Far Far- icy ley awarded 15 air mall mail contracts New revenue bill bi enacted by conMay con con- gross rN f. f May MiT 4 House 4 House p passed sed stock exchange ox ox- change control bill bi May 7 Samuel 7 Smuel 7 Samuel Insull Insul was landed In United States and taken takeD to Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cn cago o for tor trial May 8 8 Federal Federal grand Jury jurT In Pittsburgh h refused to indict A. A W. W A Mellon Melon for tax evasion May Iny 12 Senate U-Senate Senate rJ passed sed Fletcher Fletcher- Ji Rayburn stock lock exchange bill May Ui Senator 16 Senator David biL A. A Reed need defeated Gov Coy Pinchot in Pennsylvania Republican primaries Demo Democrats nominated Joseph F. F Guffey Guffey Guf- Guf fey tey for senate Senate passed bill bi for tor federal federl control control con con- of ot radio and wire wro communicatIons tione May 18 PresIdent 18 President Roosevelt In message to congress called for tor do domestic domestic do- do ond and International control over arms armI and munitions Seven Se bills bis to aid federal war on crime were by the President PresIdent Dr George F. F Zook resigned as commissioner of or education effective I July i 1 and John W W. Studebaker o ot of Des Moines was selected to succeed him May Hay 22 President 22 President Roosevelt asked congress to ass s bill partly IB bi remon remon- sIlver elver I I May My 26 Chicago's 26 Chicago's Century of ot Progress exposition reopened May 27 President 27 President 1 ordered modi modi- modification of or service Industries codes codes May 30 30 President President Roosevelt de- de Memorial Day address at Gettysburg Cotton Coton textile workers worker called cled general gen gon- Cen- Cen eral ral strike strike May MAV JI 31 31 President President Roosevelt lt reviewed re reviewed re- re viewed d the tho United States Sleet fleet tut off of New few York House passed administrations administration's silver liver bill biL June 1 Congress 1 l completed t enactment en enactment enactment en- en of stock exchange control bill bi Juno 2 Cotton 2 Cotton textile strike called ailed ciT er by compromise House passed communications control control con- con rol bill bil Juno June 4 Senate 4 enato passed paled the tarIff tarm bill bil June 6 Henry 6 Henry P. P Fletcher of ot Pennsylvania elected chairman of Republican national committee Juno 8 President 8 Roosevelt In special message sot sel forth his future plans for betterment of living Juno June 11 Silver 11 lver l-lver Silver bill bl passed by the senate onate June 14 Senate 14 Senate 1 confirmed R. R R G. G as u undersecretary of AgrI- AgrI Cu I ture June Juno Steel IC-Steel Steel workers worker decided to postpone strike indefinitely June 16 IS Governor 16 Governor Linger Langer of ot North Dakota and four others othen convIcted convicted convicted con con- of at defrauding United States State government June 18 third Seventy congress adjourned June 20 President 20 President Roosevelt given given given en degree of doctor of ot law at nt Yale Cleaners scrapped their NR code Juno Juse JUle 24 President 24 4 President Roosevelt ordered ordered ordered or or- dered spending of ot In middle wet west drouth areas June Juno 26 6 United States milk mik code codo held beld Illegal Ical by Federal Judge Barnes Banes In n Chicago Juno 23 Board 2 2 Board of ot three named by President to mediate at stool steel eel In Industry In- In troubles troubles July 1 President I-President Roosevelt Roosevel sailed called on cruiser Houston for vacation acton cruise to Hawaii HawaI July 4 4 Rev John F. F OHara elected president of ot Notre Damo Dame uni uni- uni July 6 Eightieth C-Eightieth birthday y of ot Republican Re Rb publican party celebrated at Jackon Jack Jack- Jackson son on Mich July 9 Senates Senate's 9 jail Jai sentence of ot W. W P. P McCracken for tor contempt upset up- up sot set ot by D. D C. C court curt of ot appeals Jul July 10 10 Mississippi 10 voted to remain remain re remain re- re main dry July 14 Unions H Unions In San Francisco area voted for tor general strike July 16 General 16 General strike In effect erect In n San Francisco o. o James J. J Dooling elected head of ot Tammany Ta m many July 17 l 17 Gov William Wilam Langer Langor of ot North Dakota ousted by su supreme su- su promo erne court decision July 19 19 General IS-General General strIke at San Francisco called cled off oC July 20 Serious 20 O Serious strike riots rots In Minneapolis and Seattle Blue Eagle restored to Harriman HarIman hosiery hosIer mills mis In Tennessee Jul July 21 21 President President Roosevelt ordered ordered ordered or- or or or- dered the beginning of ot vast est ton project In mid midwest west plains re regi lon on July 22 John 22 John Dillinger notorious desperado shot to death by federal agents In Chicago July 24 24 President President reached Hawaiian Ha Ha- wailan waters Jul July 25 Pacific 25 S Pacific coast longshoremen longshore men voted to accept mediation July 26 Minneapolis 26 put under martial martal law by Governor Olson because be- be cause of ot teamsters' teamsters strike July 29 Lon 29 Longshoremen's 29 strike on Pacific coast ended In compromise Aug 3 President 3 Roosevelt Roosevel landed landd landed land- land ed d at nt Portland Ore Aug 9 Nationalization of ot silver alver ordered by the President President Aug 10 10 Secretary tO-Secretary Secretary WaI Wallace ace an announced announced nn- nn virtual abandonment of ot crop reduction pro program ram for tor 1935 1936 Strike of ot employees of Aluminum Company of America started started Aug AuG 15 Eugene 15 Eugene R. R n Black re resigned resigned re- re signed as ns governor of federal reserve re- re serve erve sere board Aug 16 16 United d Textile Workers voted for tor general strike In cotton textile industry Aug 17 17 Wool silk sik and rayon ryon unIons un- un logs Ions ona voted to join In textile strike Aug 18 Louisiana 18 18 legislature passed laws making Senator Long and Governor Allen Alen dictators of the state state Aug 21 21 Twelve Twelve bandits bandis took from armored money truck In n Brooklyn N N. N Y Truck drivers drivers' strike In Minneapolis Minneapolis Minne Minne- apolis ended In compromise Aug 24 Reciprocal 24 Reciprocal trade treaty with wih Cuba proclaimed by President Roosevelt Rooseve It Sept 1 Director I-Director of ot the Bud Budget et Lewis Douglas resigned S Sept Sept pL 3 Retail 3 Z-Hetal Z Retail coal code coce authority author author- ty ity ty resigned In protest against Nn m methods Sept 4 4 Strike 4 of textile workers began beJan declared 60 50 per par cent tive tle Sept C Aluminum C-Aluminum workers' workers strike ended by compromise compromise Sept 10 Maine 10 10 Maine re elected Governor Gover Cover nor Democratic and Senator Hale Republican and voted Toted repeal of ot state prohibition law Sept Sept 11 Senator 11 Senator l-Senator Senator Huey Buey Longs Long's faction won In Louisiana election electon Sept 16 16 Government 15 renewed its tax evasion charges charses n against Andrew Mellon Melon Sept 20 Solution 20 Solution of ot Lindbergh baby begun with wih arrest In Now New York of ot Bruno R. R Hauptmann with wih part of ot the ransom money Pr Presidents President's special board offered plan for tor ending of ot textile strike Sept 22 Textile 22 22 Textile union officials or ordered or or- dered derel ond end of ot the strike Sept Sept 24 Packers 24 Packers raised pay of ot employees 8 3 per cent Sept Sept 25 25 Gen Hugh S. S Johnson resigned as administrator ef effective ef- ef October 15 Sept Sept 27 27 President President announced ap appointment ap- ap of or boards to conduct the Sept 20 President Roosevelt Roose el de declared de- de dared cared In radio address that he would so sock ok a labor-industrial labor to end strikes Oct 2 2 Trial Trial of ot Samuel Insull and former associates begun In Chicago Oct Ot 8 8 American 8 Federation of ot Labor convention In San Francisco voted for tor 6 5 f day daYi 30 hour work week Oct 12 12 12 President dent ordered 36 SC hour weel week for tor cotton colon garment Industry Oct 22 22 AmerIcan American Legion conven conven- lion tion ton opened In Miami Fla Fla Pretty Boy Day Floyd notorious Oklahoma outlaw killed by federal officers near East Et Liverpool Ohio Oct 25 25 American American LegIon Leelon demanded de de- de Immediate bonus payment and elected Frank nel Belgrano Jr of ot San Francisco national commander Rayon and silk sik d dyers r went on strike Ice Oct Ot 21 Chicago's 31 l Chicago's Worlds World's Fair Fall clo closed cl Nov C Elections C-Elections resulted generally generally gener gener- ally aly In decided Democratic victories with senate gain of ot 10 seats scats ant and loss of ot J 10 0 seats scats eats In house boule Nov 9 S. S Eceles 01 ot of Utah made governor IO of ot federal ro- ro serve board Nov 10 10 President Roo Roosevelt elt appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed advisory council for tor social soda reforms headed by Frank P. P Gra Gra- ham Martial law declared In Arizona In stats fight cht against California p project ro cc t. t Nov iov ov 14 Unemployment H-Unemployment insurance program outlined by President Roosevelt t before beor conference on economic eec eco security ec- ec Nov 15 President 15 President Roosevelt left lef Washington for tor Warm Springs lef via the Tennessee valley valey projects proJects Nov Nay 20 Cen Gen Smedley D. D Butler Duter told congressional committee of ot al al 01 Fascist plot to seize tho coy gov ov- ov Nov 24 Samuel 24 Samuel amuel 4 Insull Insul and 16 co codefendants |