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USS Saratoga (left) and USS Lexington (Lexington-class) at anchor off Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 Feb 1933. Note Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki beach and Diamond Head at right.	Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 1 of 2.

Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 2 of 2.	United States First Lady Mrs. Lou Hoover christening Ranger upon the ship’s launch at Newport News, Virginia, 25 Feb 1933. Behind Mrs. Hoover, in the dark hat, is Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams. Photo 1 of 2.

United States First Lady Mrs. Lou Hoover christening Ranger upon the ship’s launch at Newport News, Virginia, 25 Feb 1933. Behind Mrs. Hoover, in the dark hat, is Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams. Photo 2 of 2.	Nazi Party members parading near Lustgarten, Berlin, Germany, 26 Feb 1933

The Reichstag building on fire, Berlin, Germany, 27 Feb 1933	The Reichstag building in the morning after the fire, Berlin, Germany, 28 Feb 1933

Charred ruins of the Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany, late Feb or early Mar 1933	Chinese soldiers with swords, Rehe (Jehol) Province, China, Mar 1933

German SA men in weapons training, Berlin, Germany, spring 1933	Inaugural program of Franklin Roosevelt and John Garner, 4 Mar 1933

Indianapolis leaving the upper chamber of the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 4 Mar 1933	Japanese troops in Hebei, China, 4 Mar 1933

Berlin city police and a Nazi Party member on the streets of Berlin, Germany on 5 Mar 1933, which was an election day	German SA man guarding arrested communists, Berlin, Germany, 6 Mar 1933

Destroyer Mikazuki, 8 Mar 1933	German SA men publicly humiliating Jewish attorney Michael Siegel, München, Germany, 10 Mar 1933, photo 1 of 2

German SA men publicly humiliating Jewish attorney Michael Siegel, München, Germany, 10 Mar 1933, photo 2 of 2	Calligraphy 'Rather be a ghost of a martyr, not a slave without a country' by General Song Zheyuan during the First Battle of Hebei, China, 15 Mar 1933