The German people were asked to approve Germany’s withdrawal from the League of Nations; 89.9% voted “Yes”. The Reichstag election also returned the first completely one-party German parliament. Voters in Germany overwhelmingly approved Adolf Hitler’s decision to withdraw from the League of Nations. Of the 43.5 million who participated in the plebiscite – reported as 97% of those eligible – 42,735,059 voted “yes” on the proposal to leave the League and 737,676 no. The slate of Nazi candidates for the Reichstag also received 92% of the vote, with 39,655,224 voting in favor and 3,398,249 against.
The first purported photograph of the Loch Ness monster was taken by Hugh Gray, who was able only to snap a picture of Nessie’s torso, as its head was underwater at the time.
A squadron of 30 French airplanes, called the Black Squadron, flies from Colomb-Bachar, Morocco, to Adrar in the Sahara. They are making a 15,525-mile tour of Africa.
President Franklin Roosevelt endorses the work of the Citizens Family Welfare Committee, saying the public’s generosity is needed, along with government programs, to ensure full recovery.
President Franklin Roosevelt and his financial advisers meet and decide to continue purchasing small amounts of foreign gold.
The NFL Pittsburgh Pirates lost 32-0 to the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Eagles tied the Chicago Bears, 3-3, in the first Sunday home games for both teams, days after Pennsylvania voters removed a ban on paid sporting events on the Christian Sabbath Day.
The Eastern Turkestan Republic was established by China’s Muslim minority, the Uyghurs, as an Islamic republic, with Khoja Niyaz was made the first President. The Republic lasted less than three months.
The Soviets charge Japan is creating an armed base in Manchukuo in order to start a war, and threaten retaliation by aerial bombardment if attacked.
The U.S. Navy Farragut-class destroyer USS Monaghan (DD-354) is laid down by the Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.).
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