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  2. 1936 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Robert Wilson, American physicist and radioastronomer, recipient of 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics; January 14 – Clarence Carter, African-American soul musician; January 23. Arlene Golonka, American actress (d. 2021) Jerry Kramer, American football player; January 27. Barry Barish, American gravitational physicist, recipient of 2017 Nobel Prize ...

  3. 1930s - Wikipedia

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    19361939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Spanish Civil War (July 17, 1936 – April 1, 1939) – Germany and Italy backed the anti-communist Falange forces of Francisco Franco. The Soviet Union and international communist parties (see Abraham Lincoln Brigade) backed the left-wing republican faction in the war. The war ended in April 1939 with ...

  4. Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949)

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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

  5. 1939 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    William Levy, American-Dutch journalist, author and poet (d. 2019) Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976) Bill Toomey, American athlete; January 12. William Lee Golden, American country and gospel singer, member of the Oak Ridge Boys; Jim Palosaari, American evangelist (d. 2011)

  6. The Plow That Broke the Plains - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. 1930s in film - Wikipedia

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    In 1935, appeared Werewolf of London and The Raven leading to 1939's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Sequels/spin-offs. Within five years of sound films, sequel films and spin-off plots appeared. Examples include The Son of Kong (same year, 1933), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Dracula's Daughter (1936). Stars

  8. 1939 - Wikipedia

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    Based on Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel of 1936, it is the longest American film made up to this date (at nearly four hours) and rapidly becomes the highest-grossing film up to this time. December 18 – WWII: Battle of the Heligoland Bight – RAF Bomber Command , on a daylight mission to attack Kriegsmarine ships in the Heligoland ...

  9. 1936 - Wikipedia

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    August 3 – 1936 Summer Olympics: African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash. August 4 – A self-coup is staged by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas , marking the beginning of the authoritarian 4th of August Regime , which will rule Greece until the Axis occupation of Greece in 1941 .