21 September 1937 September 20, 2014 Author: Staff JRR Tolkien’s book, The Hobbit is published. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens." Alexis de Tocqueville — Click here for more from Alexis de Tocqueville Related posts: 21 September 1937 27 September 1937 6 September 1937 13 August 1937 6 May 1937 12 December 1937 13 December 1937 6 May 1937 22 December 1937 6 May 1937 Categories: History Tags: 1937, 21 September