360What happened in 1935?
3 moments from 1935 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 26 February 1935
Radar is demonstrated in Britain
On 26 February 1935, the Scottish scientist Robert Watson-Watt and his assistant Arnold Wilkins showed that radio waves bouncing off an aircraft could reveal its position, near Daventry in England. Radar was rapidly developed and became vital in the Second World War. Today it guides aircraft and ships and helps forecast weather.
- On this day · 30 September 1935
The Hoover Dam is dedicated
On 30 September 1935, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, between Nevada and Arizona. The 221 m concrete dam created Lake Mead, controls floods, supplies water to millions and generates hydroelectric power.
- 1935 · from Oil is discovered at Dammam No. 7
Drilling begins at the Dammam dome