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Can you name the significant events of 1939?
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January 5
This aviator is officially declared dead after disappearing in 1937
March 3
This icon of nonviolence begins a fast in protest of autocratic rule in India
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Nazi-Germany annexes this country and dissolves its republic
April 1
After nearly three years, this war officially comes to an end
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is published by John Steinbeck
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This hero makes his first comic book appearance
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in this town
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The government of Siam changes their country's name to this, which means
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This man declares, 'Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.'
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This physicist writes a letter to President Roosevelt about developing the atomic bomb, which leads to the Manhattan Project
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Judy Garland is launched into superstardom, playing this character in 'The Wizard of Oz'
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World War II begins when Hitler invades this country
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The death of this Austrian neurologist noted for his theories on the unconscious mind
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Birth of the man who would one day make international headlines and later be killed by Jack Ruby
November 8
Georg Elser fails to assassinate this German leader
November 15
President Roosevelt lays the cornerstone for this Washington D.C. landmark
November 16
Al Capone is released from this famous prison
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Opening of this US airport that in 1960 would be voted 'greatest airport in the world'
December 14
The League of Nations expels this country for attacking Finland
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This four-hour film premieres and goes on to sell more tickets than any other film in history, a record that still stands
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