1932

Hitler becomes a German citizen (he was born in Austria)
League of Nations holds World Disarmament Conference

Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President of the US
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President of the US (coins the phrase "New Deal")
U.S. jobless rate reaches 25%
Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Alexander Calder exhibits "mobiles" and "stabiles"
The atom split for 1st time
1st car radio
1st defibrillator
1st sulpha drug
Films - "M", "A Farewell to Arms"
1st Johnny Weissmuller appearance as "Tarzan"
1st Shirley Temple film "Red-Haired Alibi"
Edward Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Andrew Young, and Mario Cuomo born
George Eastman, Florenz Ziefeld, and John Philip Sousa die