America - 1933AD
In 1933AD:
Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd U.S. president; Garner became vice-president.
Frances Perkins became the first woman cabinet member in U.S. history.
The 21st Amendment ended the prohibition era in the U.S.
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was launched by President Roosevelt.
The Public Works Administration (PWA) was formed to fund public construction projects.
Fiorello La Guardia was elected mayor of New York City for the first time.
Edwin Armstrong invented frequency modulation (FM) to eliminate radio static.
Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey founded their first swing band.
The Marx Brothers starred in the classic comedy film
Duck Soup
.
Mae West starred in the films
She Done Him Wrong
and
I'm No Angel
.
Busby Berkeley choreographed the dances for the film
Gold Diggers of 1933
.
Dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers starred in the film
Flying Down to Rio
.
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