1932 Newspapers

1932 Newspaper Headlines

1932 newspaper articles covered pivotal events such as the presidential election that saw Roosevelt’s election as well as the release of Tarzan. These are just a couple of the 1932 historical events that took place this year. Learn about history as it was told at the time, and see how these events impacted the world.

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January 1, 1932 
The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth.

January 12, 1932 
Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate.

January 26, 1932
The British submarine HMS M2 sinks with all sixty hands.

February 4, 1932
The 1932 Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York.

February 26, 1932
Birth of Johnny Cash, American country singer (d. 2003).

March 19, 1932
The Sydney Harbor Bridge opens in Australia.

March 25, 1932
“Tarzan the Ape Man” opens in cinemas, with Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the title role. Weissmuller will star in a total of twelve ‘Tarzan’ films.

May 16, 1932
Massive riots between Hindus and Muslims take place in Bombay, leaving thousands dead or injured.

May 20-21, 1932 
Amelia Earhart travels from the US to Derry, Northern Ireland by plane in 14 hours 54 minutes.

July 30, 1932
The 1932 Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles.

November 1, 1932 
The San Francisco Opera House opens.

November 8, 1932
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory at the 1932 presidential election.

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