This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1930s.
1930s[]
- Gotham jazz gets its start in Burnley.[1]
- Hammersmith Tower is built in Metropolis.[1]
1930[]
- This date was featured in a "Historical Timeline of Kansas" in Weisinger Primary School.[2]
February[]
April[]
19th[]
- The first Looney Tunes is released.[3][5]
1931[]
- Corto Maltese's last democratic elections in 90 years are held.[6] (estimated date)
April[]
11th[]
- Construction of the Empire State Bulding is completed.[7][3]
1932[]
- The Ellsworth Building opens in Gotham City's Diamond District.[8]
- The Peregrinator's Club opens in Gotham City.[9]
- An expansion is made to Fawcett Central School.[10]
- The Metropolitan Club is established in Metropolis.[1]
January[]
4th[]
- Clint Hill is born.[11][12]
February[]
5th[]
- Johnny Cash is born.[11][6]
1933[]
- La Scala Theater is opened.[1]
- Snap, Crackle and Pop are invented for Kellogg's.[3][13]
January[]
5th[]
May[]
30th[]
- Turkish Airlines is founded.[1][3]
December[]
5th[]
1934[]
- Wonder Woman casts a spell making a cup completely invisible. She ends up losing it.[14]
- Koul-Brau Breweries are founded.[1]
March[]
9th[]
- Yuri Gagarin is born.[11][16]
1935[]
January[]
8th[]
- Elvis Presley is born.[11][17]
May[]
6th[]
1936[]
January[]
20th[]
August[]
29th[]
- John McCain is born.[11][19]
1937[]
February[]
13th[]
- Angelo Mosca is born.[11][14]
March[]
15th[]
- H. P. Lovecraft dies.[11][20]
May[]
12th[]
- George Carlin is born.[11][17]
July[]
12th[]
- Bill Cosby is born.[11][21]
1938[]
- According to Perry White, in this year Daily Planet has principles, WPA is employing, and apples cost a nickel.[12]
- Zatara's Magic Shop is founded.[1]
- The Clocktower in Gotham City is constructed.[1]
October[]
30th[]
- Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds radio drama is broadcast, panicking listeners who believe it to be a real-world report of a Martian invasion.[22]
1939[]
- A second expansion is made to Fawcett Central School.[10]
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wins the Pulitzer Prize.[12][23]
- Gotham Law University is founded.[24]
June[]
1st[]
21st[]
- First baseman Lou Gehrig retires from baseball.[3][12][23]
May[]
20th[]
- The cartoon character Sylvester the Cat makes his first appearance.[3][25]
August[]
25th[]
- The film The Wizard of Oz is released.[3][26]
September[]
1st[]
- World War II begins.[27][16]
- The XII Olympic Games are cancelled due to the outbreak of the war.[27]
October[]
18th[]
- Lee Harvey Oswald is born.[11][12]
References[]
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