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Gandhi leads peaceful marches in protest of British salt taxes. |
Clyde W. Tombaugh, an American astronomer, discovers Pluto. |
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Haile Selassie becomes emperor of Ethiopia, unwittingly giving rise to Rastafarianism in Jamaica. | |
| After a military coup, Getulio Vargas becomes president of Brazil.
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In Bremen, the Nazi Party wins several elections.
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The Turkish city of Contstantinople becomes Istanbul. | |