Historical Events of 1939

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Can you name the significant events of 1939?

by LTH Featured Mar 10, 2010

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Date	Answer	Clue
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
March 14-16		Nazi-Germany annexes this country and dissolves its republic
April 1		After nearly three years, this war officially comes to an end
April 14		This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is published by John Steinbeck
May 1		This hero makes his first comic book appearance
June 12		The National Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in this town
June 23		The government of Siam changes their country's name to this, which means 'Free Land'
July 4		This man declares, 'Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.'
August 2		This physicist writes a letter to President Roosevelt about developing the atomic bomb, which leads to the Manhattan Project
August 15		Judy Garland is launched into superstardom, playing this character in 'The Wizard of Oz'
September 1		World War II begins when Hitler invades this country
September 23		The death of this Austrian neurologist noted for his theories on the unconscious mind
October 18		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
December 2		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
December 15		This four-hour film premieres and goes on to sell more tickets than any other film in history, a record that still stands