LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York opens. The world’s greatest and most costly airport, the $38,000,000 LaGuardia Field at North Beach, Queens, was opened…
Tag: 1939
15 August 1939
The Wizard of Oz is first shown at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. The Wizard of Oz is the most popular American Comedy-Drama…
20 April 1939
A national holiday is held in Nazi Germany to celebrate Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday.
28 February 1939
The fake word “dord” is found in the Webster’s Dictionary prompting an investigation.
1 September 1939
Adolf Hitler sign the order that begins the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
14 May 1939
Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.