Year
What Was Happening ?
Timeline (1932-1934)
1932
Cecil Morris becomes vicar of St John's.
Unemployment in West Ham reaches 20,642.
Unemployment protest demonstration in the Romford Road & Stratford Broadway turns into a riot.
Unemployment protest demonstration in the Romford Road & Stratford Broadway turns into a riot.
U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Lego goes on sale.
Lego goes on sale.
1933
Walter Darling Topping becomes vicar of Christchurch.
West Ham Tramways taken over by London Transport.
First part of Stratford High Street Improvement Scheme opens.
West Ham Tramways taken over by London Transport.
First part of Stratford High Street Improvement Scheme opens.
Adolph Hitler becomes German Chancellor.
The London Board of Transport is created.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected US president.
The London Board of Transport is created.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected US president.