| January 5 |
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This aviator is officially declared dead after disappearing in 1937 |
| March 3 |
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This icon of nonviolence begins a fast in protest of autocratic rule in India |
| March 14-16 |
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Nazi-Germany annexes this country and dissolves its republic |
| April 1 |
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After nearly three years, this war officially comes to an end |
| April 14 |
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is published by John Steinbeck |
| May 1 |
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This hero makes his first comic book appearance |
| June 12 |
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in this town |
| June 23 |
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The government of Siam changes their country's name to this, which means 'Free Land' |
| July 4 |
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This man declares, 'Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.' |
| August 2 |
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This physicist writes a letter to President Roosevelt about developing the atomic bomb, which leads to the Manhattan Project |
| August 15 |
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Judy Garland is launched into superstardom, playing this character in 'The Wizard of Oz' |
| September 1 |
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World War II begins when Hitler invades this country |
| September 23 |
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The death of this Austrian neurologist noted for his theories on the unconscious mind |
| October 18 |
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Birth of the man who would one day make international headlines and later be killed by Jack Ruby |
| November 8 |
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Georg Elser fails to assassinate this German leader |
| November 15 |
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President Roosevelt lays the cornerstone for this Washington D.C. landmark |
| November 16 |
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Al Capone is released from this famous prison |
| December 2 |
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Opening of this US airport that in 1960 would be voted 'greatest airport in the world' |
| December 14 |
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The League of Nations expels this country for attacking Finland |
| December 15 |
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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 |