BERLIN, Aug. 2, 1934 (UP) -- Adolf Hitler, former Austrian house-painter, became sole dictator of the German people today on the death of President Paul Von Hindenburg.

On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( listen (help·info ...

In 1934, with the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg, Chancellor Adolf Hitler became absolute dictator of Germany under the title of fuehrer, or "leader." ...

Outside the church, Hitler shook hands with President Paul von Hindenburg. The scene came to symbolize the alliance of the “new” and “old” Germany, between the Nazis and conservative ...

“No taxation without representation!” was the battle cry of the American Revolution. Last week His Excellency General Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, President of the Reich, imposed ...

The Central Union of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith submitted to President Paul Von Hindenburg, prior to his departure from his estate in Neudeck, East Prussia, a White Book, describing the ...

Hitler blamed the fire on a communist plot and convinced President Paul von Hindenburg to use his power under the Weimar constitution to suspend civil liberties in times of emergency — an act ...

As such, he refused to name the new ship after Adolf Hitler, who came to power in 1933, when he was named chancellor by German President Paul von Hindenburg. Hindenburg’s death in 1934 paved the ...

Early one morning last week these soldier automatons turned suddenly as though on pivots, snapped to salute, and again became motionless as President Paul von Hindenburg, 81, strode forth with a ...

Paul von Hindenburg Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of a retired German officer recalled to duty who became an idealised, heroic figure and, as president, appointed Hitler as chancellor.