Dec 1932 Events

1932 Dec Ronald Reagan Finds Radio Work
After graduating from Eureka in 1932, Reagan drove himself to Iowa, where he auditioned for a job at many small-town radio stations. The University of Iowa hired him to broadcast home foo...
1932 Dec 8 The Film Version of 'A Farewell to Arms' Is Released
Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes play Frederic and Catherine, a soldier and nurse who fall for each other in wartime, and they are matched perfectly. They bring Borzage's liking for towering, ...
1932 Dec 18 Rosa Parks marries Raymond Parks
In 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks, a barber from Montgomery, at her mother's house. Raymond was a member of the NAACP, at the time collecting money to support the Scottsboro Boys, a gro...
1932 Dec 25 Gansu Earthquake of 1932
A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 Richter scale hit Changma fort (39.7°N, 97.0°E) in Gansu Province at 10:04:27 am on December 25, 1932. The epicenter intensity was X and 70 thousand peop...
1932 Dec 27 Radio City Music Hall Opens
Radio City Music Hall opened to the public on December 27, 1932. Located in New York City's Rockefeller Center, this fabulous Art Deco theater is home to the The Radio City Christmas Spec...