Historical Events in 1931 (Part 2)

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Sep 27 MLB's Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481)

Oct 18 American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion

Oct 20 Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP
Oct 24 George Washington Bridge linking New York City and New Jersey dedicated, opens the next day
Oct 24 Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
Oct 26 Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra" premieres in NYC
Oct 27 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"
Oct 29 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
Oct 30 W2XB TV channel 1 in NYC, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
Nov 1 Dupont introduces synthetic rubber
Nov 2 Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade" premieres in NYC
Nov 3 First commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured
Nov 4 Jean Genet's "Judith" premieres in Paris

Nov 7 Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Zedong

Nov 10 4th Academy Awards: "Cimarron", Lionel Barrymore & Marie Dressler win

Nov 11 Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building in San Francisco
Nov 12 Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto - Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1
Nov 12 Sibelius and Ashton's ballet "Lady of Shalott" premieres in London

Nov 17 Bradman scores 135 NSW v South Africa, 128 mins, 15 fours

Nov 17 Charles Lindbergh inaugurates Pan Am service from Cuba to South America in the Sikorsky flying boat "American Clipper"

Nov 20 Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
Nov 22 Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite" premieres
Nov 23 Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague
Nov 28 Bradman scores 226, the 1st Test Cricket century at Gabba, v South Africa
Nov 30 His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI
Dec 1 Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint
Dec 3 Alka Seltzer goes on sale
Dec 4 "Frankenstein" opens at Mayfair
Dec 5 CFL Grey Cup, Molson Stadium, Montreal: Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers shutout Regina Roughriders, 22-0 for their first title
Dec 7 Bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours
Dec 8 Coaxial cable patented
Dec 9 Benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry" premieres in NYC
Dec 9 Japanese army attacks Chinese province of Jehol
Dec 9 Spain becomes a republic
Dec 9 Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players & NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers

Dec 10 Jane Addams (1st US woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10 Manuel Azaña becomes Prime Minister of Spain with Niceto Zamora as President

Dec 11 Japan leaves the Gold Standard
Dec 11 Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland (Free State), and Newfoundland (not then part of Canada)
Dec 12 Japanese government of Imukai forms
Dec 14 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht
Dec 16 German SPD begins Iron Front against fascism
Dec 19 Bradman scores 112 Australia v South Africa at cricket SCG
Dec 19 Joseph A Lyons (C) becomes premier of Australia

Dec 22 Retrospective show of Mexican artist Diego Rivera opens at The Museum of Modern Art in New York

Dec 25 Fleetwood-Smith takes 5-69 Victoria v Tas at Hobart
Dec 25 NY's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio
Dec 26 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" by George and Ira Gershwin premieres on Broadway, New York City

Dec 28 Lin-Sen succeeds Chiang Kai-shek as President of Nanjing-China