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USC wins the the college football national championship by defeating Tulane 21-12 in the Rose Bowl
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Adolph Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Henry Ford restores $5.00 per day minimum wage.
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Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland, California.
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US announces it will not interfere in Spanish Civil War.
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Hispanic Civil Rights Congress is founded in Los Angeles by Bert Corona and Luisa Moreno.
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First issue of Action Comic appears with Superman on the cover.
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The Grapes of Wrathby John Steinbeck is published.
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The New York World's Fair begins and includes the first exhibition of television.
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The Miss America crown is won by Patricia Donnelly, a 19 year old from Michigan. She was the last to be crowned at Steel Pier.
