WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1932
Find out what all happened July to December 1932

Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm. (11. September 1932)

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

The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened. (10. September 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)

In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens. (24. November 1932)

BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service. (19. December 1932)

Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom. (3. October 1932)

Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy. (10. December 1932)

German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa. (5. December 1932)

Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York, New York. (27. December 1932)

The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9–0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game. Because of a blizzard, the game is moved from Wrigley Field to the Chicago Stadium, the field measuring 80 yards (73 m) long. (18. December 1932)

The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. (5. September 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)

The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences. (7. September 1932)

Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). (24. September 1932)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. (25. December 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 Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22. (8. July 1932)

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