1929
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Events
Dated Events
- Real World: January 18. Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Union.
- Real World: February 14. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre- in which seven of Al Capone's rivals are slain- occurs in Chicago.
- Real World: May 13. The National Crime Syndicate is formed in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- Real World: October 24. Black Thursday- the New York Stock Exchange crashes, beginning the "Great Depression."
- Real World: November 18. A submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks off the southern coast of Newfoundland, creates a tsunami that demolishes many coastal communities and kills 28 people.
- Real World: November 29. Admiral Richard Byrd, an American, becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole.
Undated Events
- DC (Generations): Clark Kent first meets Lois Lane, and Superboy meets Robin (Bruce Wayne), in Gotham City. Superboy and Robin defeat Lex Luthor together. (Superman & Batman: Generations)
- Real World: The Third Geneva Convention is established.
- Real World: In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood is founded.
New Fictional Works
Notable Books
Gladiator by Phillip Wylie.
Notable Films
Bulldog Drummond, The Iron Mask, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Mysterious Island, Tarzan the Tiger, Woman in the Moon.
Notable Comic Books
First Tintin comic strip.
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