The Wizard of Oz Premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, August 15, 1939

The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated. Date: October 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Marian Anderson Concert at Lincoln Memorial After Constitution Hall Ban, April 9, 1939Winter War…

The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Date: January 13, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canada Declares War on Germany, Royal…

Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Hitler Survives Georg Elser Assassination Attempt in Munich, November 8, 1939First Anderson Shelter Constructed in Islington Garden February 25, 1939Imperial…

Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. Date: June 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Columbia Lions vs. Princeton Tigers in First Televised Sports Event,…

During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur. Date: January 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More…