King Victor Emmanuel III, Italy's king, refused a request from Prime Minister Luigi Facta to declare martial law to address the Fascist March on Rome. The Italian army advised the king that it was fearful troops would disobey any order to fire on the Fascists, and therefore the request should be denied.
With this, the Italian government effectively surrendered to Fascism. The King invited Mussolini to come to Rome to discuss the political situation with him.
KYW broadcast the first national radio transmission of a football game. The game was between Princeton and the University of Chicago.
Antrim Castle in Northern Ireland caught fire during a grand ball and was destroyed. Suspicion existed that the castle fire may have been the work of the Irish Republican Army, but no charges were ever brought against anyone and no insurance claim was ever paid out.
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