Hitler repudiates war guilt clause of Versailles Treaty; continues to build German power.

Italy withdraws from League of Nations.

U.S. gunboat Panay sunk by Japanese in Yangtze River.

Japan invades China, conquers most of coastal area.

Amelia Earhart lost somewhere in Pacific on round-the-world flight.

Picasso's Guernica mural.

gearshifts move from floor to steering columns