Gold Reserve Act
Roosevelt signs the Gold Reserve Act, transferring monetary gold to the United States Treasury and ending domestic redemption of currency in gold as the monetary framework changes during the Depression.
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1934 in United States of America
Explore 40 historical events and records for United States of America in 1934.
Historical records for United States of America in 1934
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January
Gold Reserve Act
The Act transfers monetary gold to the Treasury and changes the official gold value.
Gold Reserve Act
The Gold Reserve Act transfers monetary gold to the Treasury and ends domestic redemption of dollars in gold, consolidating the administration's new monetary regime.
Gold Reserve Act
The Gold Reserve Act transfers monetary gold to the Treasury and prohibits dollar redemption in gold.
Dollar Gold Revaluation
Roosevelt fixes the official price of gold at 35 dollars per ounce, devaluing the dollar and establishing the gold price later used by the Bretton Woods system.
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Treasury establishes the Exchange Stabilization Fund using profits from the gold revaluation, giving the government a new instrument for managing currencies and reserves.
March
Birth of Joan Ann Hackett
Birth of Joan Ann Hackett
Independence of Philippines
The US promises the Philippines independence
Independence of United States of America
The US promises the Philippines independence
Recognition of Independence
The US promises the Philippines independence
April
Amu-Settlement
Japan issues the "Amu-Settlement", a "hands off" China warning to the USA & Britain
Japan issues the Amu-Settlement, a hands off China warning to the USA
Japan issues the "Amu-Settlement", a "hands off" China warning to the USA & Britain
Rule of China
Japan issues the "Amu-Settlement", a "hands off" China warning to the USA & Britain
June
Securities Exchange Act
The Act regulates securities exchanges and creates continuing reporting requirements.
Credit Unions
Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions
Economy of USA
Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions
Federal Credit Union Act
Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions
Legislation
Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions
July
Securities and Exchange Commission
Kennedy becomes the first SEC chairman and begins federal oversight of securities markets.
August
ILO
The USA joins the Internation Labour Organisation
October
Burmese Days
Burmese Days is first published in the United States.
December
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture
Delivers the Gibbs Lecture on an elementary proof of the equivalence of mass and energy.
Other events (month unknown)
Academy Award
Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "It Happened One Night" as Peter Warne
All America Air Meet
Winner of the All-America Air Meet
Birth of Carl Edward Sagan
Birth of Carl Edward Sagan
Detailed Distribution of Extragalactic Nebulae
Hubble publishes an extensive Astrophysical Journal analysis of the distribution of extragalactic nebulae, using large galaxy counts to test the uniformity and large-scale structure of the observable universe.
Education
Majors in history, finishing 2nd, from Whittier College. Graduates from a Quaker Institution where Nixon gains debating skills
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Winner of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gravitational Lensing
Baade discusses possible astronomical consequences of gravitational lensing with Zwicky
Invention of Television
Stages the 1st demonstration of his television system
Lieutenant
Appointediutenant-Colonel
Methane in Neptune Atmosphere
Spectroscopic work identifies strong methane absorption in Neptune's atmosphere and helps explain the planet's visible colour.
Neptune Atmospheric Spectrum
Adel analyses giant-planet spectra and confirms strong methane absorption features in Neptune's atmosphere.
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine
On the Method of Theoretical Physics
Publishes reflections on how fundamental theoretical physics develops from principles and mathematical structure.
Royal Astronomical Society
Winner of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Publication of "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
The Realm of the Nebulae Article
Hubble publishes an article titled The Realm of the Nebulae in Scientific Monthly, presenting the emerging observational picture of galaxies and the expanding reach of extragalactic astronomy.
Thiopental Enters Clinical Anaesthesia
John Lundy helped introduce intravenous thiopental into clinical anaesthetic practice during the 1930s.
Velocity-Distance Relation for Isolated Extragalactic Nebulae
Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason publish a study of the velocity-distance relation for isolated extragalactic nebulae, testing the relation with systems selected outside rich clusters.
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