Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the United States Senate, having been appointed months earlier to fill her late husband's seat.

Imperial Japanese forces bombard the Chapei district of Shanghai, escalating tensions that erupted into full urban warfare days later.

Pope Pius XI inaugurated a new gallery wing of the Vatican Museums, designed to display treasures amassed by the papacy across centuries.

Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, landing in Ireland the next day.

Amelia Earhart landed in a pasture near Derry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Amelia Earhart readied her red Lockheed Vega in Newfoundland, days before becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

The 1932 Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles amid the Great Depression, drawing far fewer nations than expected but introducing the modern medal podium.

The world's largest theater opened in Rockefeller Center with a star-studded variety show, embodying Depression-era ambition to build something dazzling amid economic ruin.

President Herbert Hoover designated the Grand Canyon a national monument boundary expansion, part of ongoing efforts to preserve one of America's most iconic natural wonders.

Babe Ruth allegedly pointed to the center-field bleachers before hitting a home run there in Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field.

Auguste Piccard announced detailed plans for a record stratospheric balloon ascent, advancing early aeronautical research into the upper atmosphere.