News “High Spots” of 1932 – Japan Shells Chinese City of Shanghai

1932 – Japan invaded Manchuria and the Chinese portions of Shanghai. The media decided that this was one of the “high spots” of the year along with: the jailing of Al Capone, the assassination of the French President; the murder of an army wife in Honolulu; the Lindbergh baby kidnapping; Emilia Earhart solo-ing the Atlantic; FDR winning the Democratic nomination; riots with the Bonus Marchers, Gandhi on hunger strike and the Mayor of New York indicted on corruption charges…