Franklin Delano Roosevelt is president of the US
Frank Sinatra is discovered while working in a roadside cafe by bandleader Harry James
The first FM radio station is built
The first working helicopter flight is made in Igor Sikorsky’s VS-300
The “Tall Firs of Oregon” win the first NCAA Basketball Tournament
New York’s World Fair opens
Yankees first baseman, Lou Gehrig retires after 2,310 consecutive games because of a rare form of muscular degeneration that would later bear his name
France, Australia and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany – US declares itself neutral in the war
Marvin Gaye and Francis Ford Coppola are born
New York Yankees win the World Series
Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship
Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup
Gone with the Wind wins Oscar for Best Picture
The Wizard of Oz is released
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is published |
