Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany during the Nazi period from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. His invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the outbreak of the Second World War. Throughout his leadership in the ensuing conflict, he was closely involved in the direction of German military operations and the perpetration of the Holocaust—the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.

1935Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.^[†]

Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt was a British radio engineer and pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology.

Headlines from February 26, 1935

DEMOCRATIC SPLIT OVER RELIEF WAGES WIDENS IN SENATE; Boomerang Is Seen at Capital in Effort to Bring Pressure in President's Behalf.

MARTIN WARNS BAR TO EXPEL 'CROOKS'; Ambulance-Chasing Evil Is Worse Than Ever, Presiding Justice Tells Lawyers.

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Nation's Business Best Since 1933, Led by Autos, Steels and Textiles; Federal Reserve Reports January Index Highest Since 1930, Except for Inflation Boom -- Factory Payrolls Up, but Construction Lags.

MELLON MILLIONS GIVEN TO CHILDREN, BUT HE GOT INCOME; Financial Aide Testifies That the Former Treasury Head Kept Full Control.

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