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The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.
Winnie the Pooh is created by A.A. Milne.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is founded.
Walt Disney creates Mickey Mouse.
The stock market crashes, with the market losing over US$30 billion in two days.
Pluto is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.
The Empire State Building opens.
French President Paul Doumer is assassinated in Paris at the opening of a book fair.
The Loch Ness monster is allegedly spotted - its first official 'sighting'.
The board game 'Monopoly' is released.
Alcoholics Anonymous is Founded.
Hoover Dam is completed.
The German zeppelin 'Hindenburg' bursts into flame while attempting to dock, killing 36.
Orson Welles broadcasts 'War of the Worlds' on the radio, causing some to believe the US is really under attack.
World War II begins when Germany invades Poland.
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the UK.
Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing approximately 2,400.
Anne Frank receives a diary for her birthday.
Italy surrenders to the Allies after signing the Armistice of Cassibile.
D-Day: 155,000 Allied troops land on the shores of Normandy to liberate France from Nazi occupation.
The USA drops two atomic bombs on Japan, causing mass destruction and death.
The first meeting of the United Nations occurs in London, with 51 nations represented.
Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier.
Gandhi is assassinated while preparing to address a prayer meeting, aged 78.
The first Emmy Awards are held in Los Angeles.
