1932 - February

February

• February 2
  • A general disarmament convention begins in Geneva.
  • The League of Nations again recommends negotiations between the Republic of China and Japan.
  • The Reconstruction Finance Corporation begins operations in Washington, D.C.
• February 4
  • The 1932 Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York.
  • Japan occupies Harbin, China.
• February 11 – Pope Pius XI meets Benito Mussolini in Vatican City.
• February 15 – Clara, Lu & Em, generally regarded as the first daytime network soap opera, debuts in its morning time slot over the Blue Network of NBC Radio, having originally been a late evening program.
• February 18 – Japan declares Manzhouguo (Japanese name for Manchuria) formally independent from China.
• February 22 – The first Purple Heart was awarded.
• February 25 – Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, opening the opportunity for him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident.
• February 27 – The Mäntsälä Rebellion occurs in Finland.