20th Century Year by Year 1931

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  • Second Spanish Repulbic begins
  • Empire State Building opens to the public
  • Wiley Post sets a new World record for an around-the-world flight

    Hightlights from Pro Sports

    Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks Series: 3-2
    US Open Golf: Billy Burke Score: 292 Course: Inverness Club Location: Toledo, OH
    World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia A's Series: 4-3

    Nobel Prizes

    Chemistry
    The prize was awarded jointly to: BOSCH, CARL, Germany, Heidelberg University and I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Heidelberg, b. 1874, d. 1940; and BERGIUS, FRIEDRICH, Germany, Heidelberg University and I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. Mannheim-Rheinau, b. 1884, d. 1949: "in recognition of their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods"

    Literature
    KARLFELDT, ERIK AXEL, Sweden, b. 1864, d. 1931: "The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt"

    Peace
    The prize was divided equally between: ADDAMS, JANE, USA, b. 1860. d. 1935: Sociologist. International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY, USA, b. 1862, d. 1947: President of Columbia University. Promoter of the Briand-Kellogg Pact.

    Physiology or Medicine
    WARBURG, OTTO HEINRICH, Germany, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut (now Max-Planck-Institut) fŸr Biologie, Berlin-Dahlem, b. 1883, d. 1970: "for his discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme"

    Physics
    The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.

    Pulitzer Prizes

    Drama: Susan Glaspell ... "Alison House"
    Fiction: Margaret Ayer Barnes ... "Years of Grace"
    History: Bernadotte E. Schmitt ... "The Coming of the War: 1914"
    Public Service: "Atlanta Constitution"

    Popular Movies & Academy Awards

    1. Animal Crackers
    2. Check and Double Check
    3. Cimarron
    4. City Lights
    5. A Connecticut Yankee
    6. Daddy Long Legs
    7. Hell's Angels
    8. Little Caesar
    9. The Man Who Came Back
    10. Min and Bill

    Best Picture: "Grand Hotel"
    Best Director: Frank Borzage ... "Bad Girl"
    Best Actors: Wallace Beery ... "The Champ" & Fredric March ... "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
    Best Acress: Helen Hayes ... "The Sin of Madelon Claudet"