February 23, 1934 — Edward Elgar dies
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO was one of the greatest English composers of the pre-WWII era. He...
April 29, 2019
The Complete History
April 12, 1937 — Dennis Banks born
The co-founder of the American Indian Movement – a major ‘Red Power’ group in the civil rights struggles of native...
April 14, 2019
July 5, 1937 — Spam is first released
Spam didn’t used to have anything to do with enlarging your penis or getting cheap medicines of dubious quality. It...
April 4, 2019
October 30, 1938 — Orson Welles broadcasts “War of the Worlds”
It is probably the most infamous radio broadcast of all time: Orson Welles’ Halloween 1938 dramatisation of H.G. Wells’ “The...
March 29, 2019
December 5, 1939 — Albert Namitjira’s first solo show opens
One of the greatest of Australian painters, Albert Namitjira was 36 when his first solo show opened. It ran for...
March 24, 2019
April 30, 1939 — The New York World’s Fair opens
Dedicated to the promise of tomorrow, the New York City World’s Fair opened on Sunday, April 30, 1939. A crowd...
March 19, 2019
May 13, 1939 — Harvey Keitel born
One of those rare actors to not use a screen name, Harvey Keitel was a US Marine and later a...
March 14, 2019
July 14, 1939 — Betty Grable stars in “Million Dollar Legs”
“Million Dollar Legs” – the 1939 film, not to be confused with the 1932 W.C. Fields vehicle of the same...
March 9, 2019
September 1, 1939 — Germany invades Poland
It was the opening gambit of World War Two in Europe. After trying to press its geographical claims (especially to...
March 4, 2019
April 9, 1940 — Denmark surrenders to Germany
The Danish surrender to Germany took place only 2 hours after the invasion of Operation Weserübung began – although in...
February 27, 2019
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