The Wizard of Oz Premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, August 15, 1939
Date: August 15, 1939
Date: August 15, 1939
New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens. Date: December 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 2 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Dr. Cyclops Shooting Begins, First Three-Strip Technicolor Horror Film, June 12, 1939USS Squalus Sinks, 26 Die in Test Dive,…
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins. Date: September 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 17 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Deadliest Chile Earthquake Strikes ChillΓ‘n, 28,000 Killed, January 24, 1939Germany Occupies Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939All India…
The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City. Date: May 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Battle…
Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. Date: April 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. Date: June 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 12 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Thirteen Roses Executed by Francoist Forces in Madrid, August 5,…
World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda. Date: September 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939All India Forward Bloc Formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, May 3, 1939U.S….