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James Sinegal, American billionaire, businessman and co-founder of Costco; Richard V. Allen, American public servant and national security advisor (d. 2024) January 2 – Roger Miller, American singer, songwriter, musician and actor (d. 1992) January 5. Florence King, American novelist, essayist and columnist (d. 2013)
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
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).
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 .
The United States became more anti-immigration in outlook during this period. The American Immigration Act of 1924 limited immigration from countries where 2% of the total U.S. population, per the 1890 census (not counting African Americans), were immigrants from that country. Thus, the massive influx of Europeans that had come to America ...
It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1939, during the fifth and sixth years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. [a] The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1930 United States census.
Although the American economy began to recover in mid-1938, employment did not regain the early 1937 level until the United States entered World War II in late 1941. Personal income in 1939 was almost at 1919 levels in aggregate, but not per capita. The farm population had fallen 5%, but farm output was up 19% in 1939.
World War II (September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945) – global war centered in Europe and the Pacific but involving the majority of the world's countries, including all of the major powers such as Germany, Russia, America, Italy, Japan, France and the United Kingdom.