Welcome to the Class of 1933

Did You Know?

January 5 Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
January 30 Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
February 17 Newsweek is published for the first time
February 25 First aircraft carrier is launched, the USS Ranger
March 2 The movie King Kong premieres in New York City.
March 3 Mount Rushmore National Memorial is dedicated.
March 12 FDR holds his first "fireside" chat.
March 23 Adolf Hitler becomes Dictator of Germany
April 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established.
May 2 The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster is reported.
May 27 The cartoon The Three Little Pigs, is released by Disney.
July 12 Congress passes the first minimum wage law in the US at 33 cents per hour.
July 14 In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
July 22 Wiley Post becomes first person to fly solo around the world.
August 21 Major League baseball holds it's first All-Star Game.
October 17 Scientist Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the US.
December 26 FM (frequency modulation) radio is patented.

Famous Birthdays

February 18 Yoko Ono (Singer and wife of John Lennon)
March 14 Quincy Jones (Producer)
April 15 Roy Clark (Singer)
April 26 Carol Burnett (Comedienne)
April 30 Willie Nelson (Singer)
June 11 Gene Wilder (Actor)
August 1 Dom DeLuise (Actor)
August 11 Jerry Fallwell (TV Evangelist)
December 15 Tim Conway (Comedian)

Spencer High School Alumni

Pauline Dotson (Walker)

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