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1932 saw many events that hit newspaper headlines and lots of celebrities being born, from writer Sylvia Plath to Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s Restaurants. During 1932, there were also some key political movements occurring in Germany which would later become very significant ahead of World War II.

Other key events included Amelia Earhart’s record-breaking flight that made her the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 1932 also saw great sporting achievements in the III Winter Olympics and the X Summer Olympics. Take a look at our 1932 newspaper archives to see original newspaper headlines from 1932.

1932 Timeline

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January

January 4: British colonials in India arrested and imprisoned spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi.

January 5: Chuck Noll, who was an American football player and the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was born in Ohio, USA.

January 6: Stuart Alan Rice, a theoretical physical chemist, was born in New York City, USA. Rice won the 1999 National Medal of Science.

January 12: Des O’Connor, a famed English comedian, singer and television presenter, was born in Stepney, London.

January 12: One of the big 1932 events in America was the US electing their first female senator, H

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