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1939 – Nazi Germany invades Poland; World War II begins; 1939 – Cash and carry proposed to replace the Neutrality Acts; 1939 – President Roosevelt, appearing at the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair, becomes the first president to give a speech that is broadcast on television. Semi-regular broadcasts air during the next two years
The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film that shows the cultivation of the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada following the Civil War and leading up to the Dust Bowl as a result of farmers' exploitation of the Great Plains' natural resources. [1]
Sam DeLuca, American football offensive lineman, sports broadcaster (d. 2011) Perdita Huston, American journalist (d. 2001) May 4 – Eleanor Coppola, American documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer (d. 2024) May 7 – Jimmy Ruffin, African-American singer (d. 2014) May 8 – Clyde Bellecourt, Native American rights organiser (d. 2022) May 9
American ships and planes are prohibited as part of the Act from visiting any belligerent state in a war along with transporting anything. [ 11 ] November 6 – Hedda Hopper's Hollywood debuts on radio with Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper as host (the show runs until 1951, making Hopper a powerful figure in the Hollywood elite).
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On February 20, 1939, a Nazi rally took place at Madison Square Garden, organized by the German American Bund. More than 20,000 people attended, and Fritz Julius Kuhn was a featured speaker. The Bund billed the event, which took place two days before George Washington's Birthday , as a pro-"Americanism" rally; the stage at the event featured a ...
January 20, 1939 State of the Nation — 1939: 17:01 5.7 February 1939 Mexico's New Crisis Young America: 9:43 8:56 5.8 March 1939 The Mediterranean — Background for War: 17:38 5.9 April 1939 Japan — Master of the Orient: 17:57 5.10 May 1939 Dixie — U.S.A. 18:09 5.11 June 1939 War, Peace, Propaganda: 18:11 5.12 July 1939 The Movies March ...
The 90-second newsreel report of Anderson's concert, as distributed in 1939. Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert is a 1939 documentary film that documents a concert performance by African American opera singer Marian Anderson after the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) had her barred from singing in Washington D.C.'s Constitution Hall because she was Black.