Events Date 1933 November | History by KabAstro

Reichstag Arson Trial

Nov 4 Bulgarian communist Georgi Dimitrov defends himself and the ideology of communism against Hermann Goering and his Nazi accusers on charges of setting the Reichstag on fire

Nov 4 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young
Nov 5 Chicago Bears 30 game unbeaten streak ends to Patriots (10-0)
Nov 5 Spanish Basques vote for autonomy

Fiorello La Guardia

Nov 7 Fiorello La Guardia is elected the 99th Mayor of New York City

Nov 7 Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports

Civil Works Administration

Nov 8 US President FDR creates Civil Works Administration

Nov 10 Black Blizzard snowstorm-duststorm rages from SD to Atlantic
Nov 11 "Great Black Blizzard" 1st of the great dust storms that created the dust bowl rips through South Dakota

Holiday's First Hit

Nov 11 Billie Holiday's second song and first hit, "Riffin' the Scotch", is released

Nov 12 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Eagles tie Chicago Bears, 3-3
Nov 12 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Pirates lose to Brooklyn Dodgers 32-0
Nov 12 First known photo of so-called Loch Ness monster is taken by Hugh Gray
Nov 12 Nazis receive 92% of vote in German parliamentary elections
Nov 13 First modern sit-down strike by Hormel meat packers in Austin, Minnesota

Getulio Vargas Dictator

Nov 16 Brazilian President Getulio Vargas declares himself dictator

President and Dictator of Brazil Getulio Vargas

Nov 16 Swiss physicist Fritz Zwicky publishes the first evidence for the existence of dark matter in his seminal article "The Redshift of Extragalactic Nebulae" [1]
Nov 16 US President Franklin Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with USSR
Nov 17 Marx brothers film "Duck Soup" directed by Leo McCarey and starring the Marx Brothers is released in the US
Nov 17 United States recognizes Soviet Union, opens trade
Nov 19 Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing)
Nov 21 1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service

Astaire's Film Debut

Nov 24 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady", released

Nov 25 1st Soviet liquid fuel rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m)
Nov 26 Camille Chautemps becomes French premier for the second time

Parker and Barrow Indicted

Nov 28 A Dallas grand jury delivers a murder indictment against Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow for the January 1933 killing of Tarrant County Deputy Malcolm Davis