Nazis gain in German elections. Cyclotron developed by Ernest O. Lawrence, U.S. physicist. Pluto discovered by astronomers. Spain becomes a republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII . German industrialists finance 800,000-strong Nazi party.
British parliament enacts statute of Westminster , legalizing dominion equality with Britain.
Mukden Incident begins Japanese occupation of Manchuria. In U.S., Hoover proposes one-year moratorium of war debts. Harold C. Urey discovers heavy hydrogen. Notorious Scottsboro trial begins, exposing depth of Southern racism. Nazis lead in German elections with 230 Reichstag seats.