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Historical Events and Society @1931...

- Thomas Edison submits his last patent application
- Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight(from Australia to
New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast
- French govt of Steeg falls
- Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty
- Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" premieres at Los Angeles Theater
- New Delhi becomes capital of India
- Spanish Govt of General Damasco Berenguer falls
- Spanish voters reject the monarchy
- Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII
- Piccard & Knipfer make 1st flight into stratosphere, by balloon
- 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon

http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1931