360What happened in 1932?
7 moments from 1932 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 23 September 1932
King Abdulaziz unifies the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On 23 September 1932, King Abdulaziz Al Saud proclaimed the unification of his lands under one name: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The royal decree joined the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd and its dependencies into a single state. The day marked the end of three decades of unification and is celebrated every year as Saudi National Day.
- On this day · 27 February 1932
James Chadwick reports the neutron
On 27 February 1932, the journal Nature published a letter from the British physicist James Chadwick reporting the 'possible existence of a neutron', a particle with no electric charge inside the atom's nucleus. The discovery transformed nuclear physics, and Chadwick won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935.
- On this day · 19 March 1932
The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens
On 19 March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in Australia, carrying trains, cars and people across the harbour. Its steel arch, nicknamed 'the Coathanger', spans 503 m. Together with the Opera House, it became one of the world's best-known city views.
- On this day · 23 September 1932
Saudi National Day: the Kingdom is unified
On 23 September 1932, King Abdulaziz Al Saud proclaimed the unification of his lands as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudis celebrate the date every year as National Day, with green flags, fireworks and festivities across the Kingdom.
- 1932 · from The 20th century: flight, world wars and the digital age
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia proclaimed
- 1932 · from The 1930s: hard times, a new kingdom and a world at war
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proclaimed
- 23 September 1932 · from Abdulaziz recovers Riyadh
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia proclaimed