May 9 – 1934 West Coast waterfront strike: A general strike is engaged in San Francisco. May 11 – Dust Bowl: A strong 2-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl. May 15 The United States Department of Justice offers a $25,000 reward for John Dillinger.

List of 1934 Major News Events in History 1. The United States enters the Great Depression in the early 1930's. Hundreds of thousands of Americans lose their... 2. In 1933, the newly elected Franklin D. Roosevelt pledges to bring about the recovery through government intervention... 3. …

May 11-13, 1934 A dust storm ravages several Midwestern and Western states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Colorado, forcing hundreds of families to leave their farms. These...

Nov 24, 2009 · THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 11 1934 May 11 Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states On May 11, 1934, a massive storm sends millions of tons of topsoil flying from across the...

Top News Stories from 1934 World Events. More World Statistics... Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria is assassinated by Nazis. U.S.S.R. admitted to... U.S. Events. More U.S. Statistics... Securities Exchange Act is passed, establishing the Securities and Exchange... Entertainment. More Entertainment ...

Jan 1 International Telecommunication Union established Jan 1 Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring". Jan 2 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania Jan 4 1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange" premieres Jan 5 Boston's Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)

May 1 – The May Constitution of 1934 heralds the beginning of the Austrofascist Federal State of Austria. May 15 – Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia. May 19 – Kimon Georgiev stages a coup d'état in Bulgaria. May 23 – American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed and killed by police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

The Communications Act of 1934 creates the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcasting. It Happened One Night sweeps the Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. Science Nobel Prizes in Science Chemistry: Harold C. Urey (US), for discovery of heavy hydrogen Physics: None awarded

1934 – Glass–Steagall Act; 1934 – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission established; 1934 – Dust Bowl begins, causing major ecological and agricultural damage to the Great Plains states; severe drought, heat waves and other factors were contributors. 1934 – Federal Housing Administration; 1934 – Johnson Act; 1934 - Indian Reorganization Act

Jan 7, 2016 · Oct. 18, 1934: Severly damaged home located at Sunset Ave. near Florencita St. in Montrose. This photo was published in the Oct. 18, 1934 Los Angeles Times. Monrose suffered two major floods in 1934, this October event and a more damaging one on Jan. 1, 1934. Oct. 17, 1934: Cars caught in the flooding on Honolulu Ave., near Rosemont in Montrose.