People in History
The people behind the moments: leaders, scientists, explorers and ordinary people whose choices changed what came next.
1938
1938 · Politics
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Dies at Dolmabahçe Palace
November 10, 19381936
1936 · Politics
Edward VIII's Abdication Takes Legal Effect
December 11, 19361934
1934 · Politics
Sergei Kirov Is Assassinated in Leningrad
December 1, 19341933
1933 · Science
Einstein Arrives in America as a Refugee
October 17, 19331933
1933 · Film & TV
Disney’s Three Little Pigs premieres
May 25, 19331931
1931 · Technology
Thomas Edison Dies at Glenmont
October 18, 19311931
1931 · Crime & Justice
Al Capone’s Tax Verdict: The Document Behind the Downfall
October 17, 19311930
1930 · Politics
Finland’s former president and his wife are abducted
October 14, 19301929
1929 · Exploration
Byrd's Expedition Flies Over the South Pole
November 29, 19291929
1929 · Politics
Albert Fall Is Convicted in the Teapot Dome Scandal
October 25, 19291928
1928 · Politics
Emperor Hirohito's Enthronement Ceremony in Kyoto
November 10, 19281926
1926 · History