Politics and Government Stories
Elections, treaties, laws and the work of governments, one date at a time. Each story sticks to what is documented and lists its sources.
1939
1939 · Politics
Romanian premier Armand Călinescu is assassinated
September 21, 19391938
1938 · Politics
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Dies at Dolmabahçe Palace
November 10, 19381937
1937 · Politics
Ireland's Constitution Comes Into Force
December 29, 19371937
1937 · Politics
Four regional powers sign the Saadabad Pact
July 8, 19371937
1937 · Politics
The second Moscow show trial opens
January 23, 19371936
1936 · Politics
Edward VIII's Abdication Takes Legal Effect
December 11, 19361936
1936 · Politics
Young officers launch Japan’s February 26 revolt
February 26, 19361935
1935 · Politics
The Commonwealth of the Philippines Is Inaugurated
November 15, 19351934
1934 · Politics
Sergei Kirov Is Assassinated in Leningrad
December 1, 19341934
1934 · Politics
Zveno and military officers take power in Bulgaria
May 19, 19341933
1933 · Politics
The Twenty-First Amendment Ends National Prohibition
December 5, 19331933
1933 · Politics