nation's economic crisis and after being unable to form a coalition government. Hindenburg attempted to persuade Franz von Papen to succeed Schleicher, but Papen declined, leaving Adolf Hitler as Hindenburg's choice. In a vote of no confidence, the French Chamber of Deputies voted 390–193 against the government of Premier Joseph Paul-Boncour, who then resigned. January 29, 1933 (Sunday) Édouard Daladier was asked by President LeBrun of France to become the new Prime Minister and to form a new government. Daladier, who had been the French Minister of War, accepted and formed a new cabinet of ministers. Died: Thomas Coward, 66, English ornithologist Sara Teasdale, 48, American lyrical poet. January 30, 1933 (Monday) Adolf Hitler was sworn in by German President Paul von Hindenburg as Chancellor of Germany. The Lone Ranger made a debut, originally as a radio program on station WXYZ in Detroit. Writer Fran Striker and station owner George Trendle created the adventure of the masked man who brought justice to the American West. The program, heard on a clear channel station, would be picked up nationwide by the Mutual Broadcasting System and was notable for its use of the William Tell Overture as its theme music, and its catch phrases "Hi-yo, Silver!" and "Who was that masked man?" January 31, 1933 (Tuesday) The day after Adolf Hitler and his coalition partners formed the new ministry, the Reichstag was dissolved and new elections were called for March 5. Died: John Galsworthy, 65, English novelist and playwright, famous for The Forsyte Saga; a month after receiving the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature. References 1933 1933-01 1933-01