1939 in the United States

1939
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:

Events from the year 1939 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

January

February

March

  • March 3 – Students at Harvard University demonstrate the new tradition of swallowing goldfish to reporters.[1]
  • March 28 – American adventurer Richard Halliburton delivers a last message from a Chinese junk, before he disappears on a voyage across the Pacific Ocean.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Undated

Sport

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Clark, Laura. "he Great Goldfish Swallowing Craze of 1939 Never Really Ended". smithsonianmag.com. The Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. "Einstein–Szilárd letter". Wikipedia.com.
  3. "Early Television Stations – W2XAB/W2XAX/WCBW – CBS, New York". Early Television Museum. Hilliard, OH. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  4. Paul Henderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Seattle Times reporter who championed the underdog, dies at 79 | The Seattle Times
  5. Zimet, Abby (March 20, 2019). "In Praise Of Jonathan Daniels and Ruby Sales: Greater Love Hath No Man Than This". Common Dreams. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. Goldstein, Richard. "Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer Known for Stealing Bases, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
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