The following events occurred in May 1931:
May 1, 1931: The 102-story tall Empire State Building, tallest in the world, opens in New York City
May 19, 1931: German luxury ocean liner Deutschland accidentally launched early from Kiel
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Toscanini
The following events occurred in January 1931:
January 4, 1931: CBS Radio ban of Father Charles Coughlin from broadcast attracts 200,000 angry letters
January 7, 1931: Two million French mourners watch funeral procession for Marshal Joseph Joffre in Paris
January 26, 1931: Gandhi released from prison by British India government
Marshal Joffre