Important Events in 1932
- Mar 19 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened in Sydney, Australia
- May 21 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman
- Dec 19 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas
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1932 in Film & TV
- Apr 12 "Grand Hotel" directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore premieres in New York, includes the line "I want to be alone" (Best Picture/Production 1932)
- Apr 16 Short film "The Music Box" released in the US, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film)
- Apr 29 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC radio, longest-running dramatic serial on US radio (ends 1959)
- Jul 28 "White Zombie" - 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US
1932 in Music
- Dec 27 Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
1932 in Sport
- Feb 15 As a member of gold medal winning US 4-man bobsleigh team at Lake Placid, Eddie Eagan (boxing gold Antwerp 1920) becomes only Olympian to win gold medals at both summer & winter Games in different sports
Famous People in 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Time Person
of the YearFredric March
Oscar for Best ActorHelen Hayes
Oscar for Best ActressWallace Beery
Oscar for Best Actor
World Leaders in 1932
Herbert Hoover
31st US PresidentJoseph Stalin
Soviet General SecretaryRamsay MacDonald
British Prime Minister
Would You Believe?
The "Great Emu War" ends: Emu's surprising resilience to bullets led to Emu victory over Australian military in Campion district, Western Australia
On December 10, 1932
Famous Weddings in 1932
- Feb 1 Film director Frank Capra (34) weds secretary Lucille Reyburn
- Apr 30 Australian Test cricket batsman Don Bradman (23) weds Jessie Martha Menzies at St Paul's Anglican Church in Burwood, Sydney
- May 13 Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich marries Nina Varsar
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