1932 January
Of the 197 homes designed on Buhl Foundation's Chatham Village, 129 were completed.

1932 January 5
Led by Father James R. Cox, a jobless army of 15,000 men left St. Patrick's Church, at Seventeenth Street and Liberty Avenue, and headed for the Capital of the nation; many were afoot in a driving rain.

Courtesy of the Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

1932 January 6
The county government was reorganized, and six departments were created: Highways, Property and Supplies, Parks, Airport, Elections, and Law.

1932 January 8
Exhausted and hungry, Father Cox's jobless army arrived home after making a plea to Congress and President Hoover for immediate relief and jobs and warning that "something must be done to avert violence."

1932 January 17
More than 55,000 persons, in a rally at Pitt Stadium, cheered Father Cox, "Shepherd of the Unemployed," as he announced formation of the "Jobless Party" and himself as its candidate for president.

1932 January 22
Patrick T. Fagan, president of District 5, United Mine Workers, announced union acceptance of a 10 per cent wage cut for coal miners employed by the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation.

1932 February 4
A. W. Mellon, at the age of 76, was appointed ambassador to Great Britain after serving 11 years as Secretary of the Treasury.

1932 February 5
Barney Dreyfuss, president and owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1899 and an organizer of the first World Series, died at the age of 66 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

1932 February 7
Winston Churchill visited the city.

1932 March 28
In order to provide employment for the needy, the city began to extend the Mount Washington Road project; six stations were also set up for free food distribution.

1932 March 28
The "Snodgrass-Herron" plan for a $5,500,000 Downtown subway to relieve traffic congestion was presented to Council.

1932 April 26
A $5,000,000 unemployment relief bond issue was approved in the primary election by Pittsburgh voters.

1932 May 14
Mayor Charles H. Kline and his ousted supplies director, Bertram L. Succop, were found guilty of misconduct in office in a jury trial in Butler.

1932 June 6
A "Bonus Army", World War I veterans seeking payouts from the government, marches through Pittsburgh en route to Washington.

1932 June 8
Students demonstrated against General Douglas MacArthur when he delivered the commencement address at the University of Pittsburgh.