| January 5 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side
January 12 U.S. Congress recognize independence Philippines January 24 Noel Coward's "Design for Living," premieres in New York City January 30 Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor, forms government with Von Papen January 30 "Lone Ranger" begins a 21-year run on ABC radio January 31 French government of Daladier takes power February 10 Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co New York City) February 15 President-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt February 17 Blondie Boopadoop married Dagwood Bumstead in the comic Blondie February 26 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field March 1 Bank holidays declared in 6 states, to prevent run on banks March 2 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan March 3 Mount Rushmore dedicated March 3 New York City premiere of "King Kong" March 5 Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims 10-day bank holiday March 7 Game of "Monopoly" invented April 3 1st airplane flight over Mt. Everest May 18 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair May 24 Dmitri Shostakovitch's Preludes, premieres in Moscow May 27 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released June 1 Charlie Chaplin weds Paulette Goddard June 2 Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House June 7 Balanchine/Weills "7 Deadly Sins," premiers in Paris June 13 German Secret State Police, Gestapo, established July 1 Strauss and von Hofmannsthal's opera "Arabella," premieres in Dresden July 4 Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge July 6 1st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at Comiskey Park, Chicago July 12 Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) July 15 Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world July 25 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington July 26 Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League October 2 Eugene O'Neill's comedy "Ah, Wilderness," premieres in New York City October 4 Esquire magazine is 1st published October 8 Coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters October 12 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) October 17 Albert Einstein arrives in U.S., a refugee from Nazi Germany October 19 Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936 November 7 Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports November 8 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Civil Works Administration November 12 1st known photo of Loch Ness monster is taken November 13 1st modern sit-down strike, Hormel meat packers, Austin, Minn November 25 1st Soviet liquid fuel rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m) December 2 1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson) December 2 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released December 4 Jack Kirkland's "Tobacco Road," premieres in New York City December 5 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) December 6 Ban on James Joyce' "Ulysses" in U.S., lifted December 21 Fox signs Shirley Temple, 5, to a studio contract December 29 Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds |
| San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, has emerged as a world-class arts organization since it was founded as the San Francisco Opera Ballet in 1933. |