April 16 - The "Book of the Month Club" begins in the U.S.
May 9 - Admiral Richard E. Byrd makes the first flight over the North Pole.
June 23 - The first lip-reading tournament in the U.S. is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
July 2 - Congress establishes an Army Air Corp..
August 6 - Gertrude Ederle of New York becomes the first U.S. woman to swim the English Channel in 14 hours and 31 minutes.
September 9 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is established in New York in order to provide nationwide radio broadcasts.
September 16 - Miami, Florida is devastated by a hurricane that kills 370 people and causes $100,000,000 property damage.
November 9 - Vincent Massey becomes the first Canadian Minister to the U.S.
November 9 - The first dance course for college credit is offered at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
November 12 - The first recorded airplane bombing takes place in Williamson County, Illinois during a feud between rival beer and liquor factions, the Sheltons and the Birgers.
