Lieutenant Governor of Montana: William P. Pilgeram (political party unknown) (until month and day unknown), Hugh R. Adair (political party unknown) (starting month and day unknown)
March 17 – The Atherton Report (private investigator Edwin Atherton's report detailing vice and police corruption in San Francisco) is released.
March 18
In the worst school disaster in American history in terms of lives lost, the New London School in New London, Texas suffers a catastrophic natural gas explosion, killing in excess of 295 students and teachers.
March – The first issue of the comic bookDetective Comics is published in the United States. Twenty-seven issues later, Detective Comics introduces Batman. The comic goes on to become the longest continually published comic magazine in American history; it is still published as of 2017.
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear after taking off from New Guinea during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.
September 7 – CBS broadcasts a two-and-a-half hour memorial concert nationwide on radio in memory of George Gershwin, live from the Hollywood Bowl. Many celebrities appear, including Oscar Levant, Fred Astaire, Otto Klemperer, Lily Pons, and members of the original cast of Porgy and Bess. The concert is recorded and released complete years later in what is excellent sound for its time, on CD. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is the featured orchestra.
December 25 – At the age of 70, conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra. This first concert consists of music by Vivaldi (at a time when he was still seldom played), Mozart, and Brahms. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
^Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch’s composer on Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and more, dies aged 85
^Obituary: Craig Breedlove, land speed record king
^Chung, Christine (25 February 2022). "Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated 'MASH' Actress, Is Dead at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^Pa. representative dies after battle with lymphoma
^Sidney M. Wolfe, Scourge of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Dies at 86
^Vigdor, Neil (2021-06-14). "Ned Beatty, Actor Known for 'Network' and 'Deliverance,' Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^Hayward, Anthony (April 5, 2009). "Don Galloway - Character actor in the TV crime drama A Man Called Ironside". The Guardian. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^Jon Reynolds, Vietnam POW for more than seven years, dies at 84
^John Canley, Medal of Honor recipient from Arkansas, dies at age 84
^"Jane Fonda". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^Karol Bobko, First to Pilot the Challenger Into Space, Dies at 85
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