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===Dated Events===
 
===Dated Events===
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[February 12]].''' German troops enter Austria.
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{{timereal}} '''[[February 12]].''' German troops enter Austria.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[March 3]].''' In Saudi Arabia, oil is discovered.
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{{timereal}} '''[[March 3]].''' In Saudi Arabia, oil is discovered.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[March 12]].''' Germany occupies and annexes Austria- this becomes known as the Anschluss.
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{{timereal}} '''[[March 12]].''' Germany occupies and annexes Austria- this becomes known as the Anschluss.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[June 25]].''' Dr. Douglas Hyde becomes the first president of Ireland.
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{{timereal}} '''[[June 25]].''' Dr. Douglas Hyde becomes the first president of Ireland.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[June 28]].''' A meteorite strikes Earth near Chicora, Pennsylvania.
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{{timereal}} '''[[June 28]].''' A meteorite strikes Earth near Chicora, Pennsylvania.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[July 3]].''' Veterans from both sides of the American Civil War meet for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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{{timereal}} '''[[July 3]].''' Veterans from both sides of the American Civil War meet for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[September 21]].''' Long Island, New York, is struck by a powerful hurricane that kills 600 people.
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{{timereal}} '''[[September 21]].''' Long Island, New York, is struck by a powerful hurricane that kills 600 people.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[September 29]].''' British, French and Italian leaders agree to Germany's demands of ownership over the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Returning to England after signing the so-called Munich Agreement, U.K. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares "peace in our time."
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{{timereal}} '''[[September 29]].''' British, French and Italian leaders agree to Germany's demands of ownership over the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Returning to England after signing the so-called Munich Agreement, U.K. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares "peace in our time."
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[October 1]].''' German troops enter Sudetenland.
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{{timereal}} '''[[October 1]].''' German troops enter Sudetenland.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[November 9]].''' Nazi soldiers and sympathizers attack and wreck Jewish businesses in Germany, in what becomes known as Kristallnacht.
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{{timereal}} '''[[November 9]].''' Nazi soldiers and sympathizers attack and wreck Jewish businesses in Germany, in what becomes known as Kristallnacht.
  
*'''[[:Category:Chronology:Reality|Real World]]:''' '''[[December 23]].''' A coelacanth is caught by fishermen off the coast of South Africa, near the Chalumma River. The fish was previously believed to be extinct.
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{{timereal}} '''[[December 23]].''' A coelacanth is caught by fishermen off the coast of South Africa, near the Chalumma River. The fish was previously believed to be extinct.
  
 
===Undated Events===
 
===Undated Events===

Revision as of 20:53, 1 March 2007

Contents

Events

Dated Events

Real World February 12. German troops enter Austria.

Real World March 3. In Saudi Arabia, oil is discovered.

Real World March 12. Germany occupies and annexes Austria- this becomes known as the Anschluss.

Real World June 25. Dr. Douglas Hyde becomes the first president of Ireland.

Real World June 28. A meteorite strikes Earth near Chicora, Pennsylvania.

Real World July 3. Veterans from both sides of the American Civil War meet for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Real World September 21. Long Island, New York, is struck by a powerful hurricane that kills 600 people.

Real World September 29. British, French and Italian leaders agree to Germany's demands of ownership over the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Returning to England after signing the so-called Munich Agreement, U.K. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares "peace in our time."

Real World October 1. German troops enter Sudetenland.

Real World November 9. Nazi soldiers and sympathizers attack and wreck Jewish businesses in Germany, in what becomes known as Kristallnacht.

Real World December 23. A coelacanth is caught by fishermen off the coast of South Africa, near the Chalumma River. The fish was previously believed to be extinct.

Undated Events

  • Amalgam: A "space rocket" lands with an alien corpse and a chunk of a mysterious element wedged in its hull. The craft is claimed and studied by the U.S. Army. (Super-Soldier #1)

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis.

Notable Films

The Adventures of Robin Hood, A Christmas Carol, Dick Tracy Returns (serial), The Dybbuk, J'Accuse, The Lone Ranger (serial), Red Barry (serial), The Saint in New York, Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror, Tarzan and the Green Goddess, Tarzan's Revenge.

Notable Radio Programs

Broadcast of Orson Welles' adaptation of The War of the Worlds.

Notable Comic Books

Detective Comics #20 (first Crimson Avenger), Action Comics #1 (first Superman).


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