February 24, 1933 Spottiswoode Aitken, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home), dies at 64 February 25, 1933 1st genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger February 25, 1933 Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line) February 25, 1933 Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox February 26, 1933 Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor, dies at 74 February 26, 1933 Godfrey Cambridge, New York City, actor (Cotton comes to Harlem) February 26, 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field February 26, 1933 James Goldsmith, Paris France, corporate raider (Referendum Party) February 26, 1933 Marinus van der Lubbe kept overnight in a police cell February 27, 1933 6th marquess of Bute, Scottish large landowner/bibliophile February 27, 1933 Edward Lucie-Smith, poetry critic February 27, 1933 Geoffrey Maitland Smith, CEO (Sears) February 27, 1933 Malcolm Wallop, (Sen-R-WY, 1977- ) February 27, 1933 Nazis set fire to German parliament building, Reichstag, blame it on Communists February 27, 1933 Raymond Berry, Texas, NFL hall of famer (Baltimore Colts) February 28, 1933 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor February 28, 1933 German President Von Hindenburg abolishes free expression of opinion February 28, 1933 Hitler disallows German Communist Party (KPD) March 1, 1933 Bank holidays declared in 6 states, to prevent run on banks March 1, 1933 Istvan Lang, composer