1939 - May - Article Index

Article - Astrology: Dragons Throughout The Ages - Dragons Importance In Astrology.
Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Paper Of 1939: Encyclopedia - White Paper Of 1939
The White Paper of 1939, also known as the MacDonald White Paper after Malcolm MacDonald, the British Colonial Secretary who presided ove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1851: Encyclopedia - 1851
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benito Mussolini: Encyclopedia Ii - Benito Mussolini - Fascist Dictatorship
At first Mussolini was supported by the Liberals in parliament. With their help, he introduced strict censorship and altered the methods ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - World War Ii - Participants
The belligerents of the Second World War are usually considered to belong to either of the two blocs: the Axis and the Allies. A number o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia - 1939
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1939 - Events. January 2 - End of term for Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1936: Encyclopedia Ii - 1936 - Events
1936 - January-March. January 7-10 - Second Italo-Abyssinian War: In the Battle of Ganale Doria, General Graziani attacks troops under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - P-51 Mustang: Encyclopedia Ii - P-51 Mustang - Genesis
Shortly after World war II began, in 1939, the British government established a purchasing commission in the United States, headed by Sir...   » Read the article

Article - Kirlian Photography: Chiropractic And Kirlian Photography - Viewing The Body's Energy Flow
Kirlian Photography can be used to show how chiropractic influences the flow of energy thru the body after treatment. Research presented ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia Ii - 1976 - Deaths
1976 - January. January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898) January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musici...   » Read the article

Article - New Age Spirituality: New Age Vs. Vedic Tradition
A critical in-depth analysis of the differences and similarities between the New Age movement and the Vedic traditions by Henry Makow PhD...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Mayan Calendar And The Cycles Of The Goddess
Humanity�s path towards retrieving the Mayan calendar system really started with the Harmonic Convergence, August 16-17, 1987, when large...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1903: Encyclopedia - 1903
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1984: Encyclopedia Ii - 1984 - Events
1984 - January. January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state. January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 24 independent units. Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Man - Types Of Green Man
Usually referred to in works on architecture as foliate heads or foliate masks, carvings of Green Men may take many forms, naturalistic o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1954: Encyclopedia Ii - 1954 - Events
1954 - January. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - World War Ii - Resistance
Main article: Resistance during World War II Resistance during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robot: Encyclopedia Ii - Robot - Overview
A robot may include a feedback-driven connection between sense and action, not under direct human control, although it may have a human o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss New Mexico Bb-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss New Mexico Bb-40 - World War Ii
USS New Mexico BB-40 - 1940 – 1943. As war threatened, her base was Pearl Harbor from 6 December 1940 until 20 May 1941, Then she sai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1875: Encyclopedia Ii - 1875 - Events
1875 - January - April. January 12 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drive-in Theater: Encyclopedia Ii - Drive-in Theater - History
The drive-in theater was the creation of Camden, New Jersey, chemical company magnate Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr., whose family owned an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aden: Encyclopedia Ii - Aden - History
Main article: History of Yemen The port's convenient position on the sea route between India and Europe has made Aden desirable to rulers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Adopted Children
Joan adopted six children, according to L.A. Times articles from the time, though she kept only four. The first was Christina (born June ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruce Forsyth: Encyclopedia Ii - Bruce Forsyth - Life History
He was born Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson in Edmonton, North London, into a Salvation Army family who owned a local garage. He attended Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stuttering: Encyclopedia Ii - Stuttering - Onset And Development
Like most other speech disorders, stuttering begins in early childhood, when a child is first developing his or her speech and language s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Marriages
In 1929 at the time she wed her first husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Crawford bought a mansion at 426 North Bristol Avenue in Brentwood,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler - Legacy
"I would have preferred it if he'd followed his original ambition and become an architect." — Paula Hitler, Hitler's younger sister, du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vannevar Bush: Encyclopedia - Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his political role in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Czechoslovakia - History
Main article: History of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia arose in October 1918 as one of the succession states of Austria-Hungary at the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consequences Of German Nazism: Encyclopedia Ii - Consequences Of German Nazism - Impact On Germany
More than 7 million Germans, including at least 3 million civilians, died during World War II. After the war, the German people were ofte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American Internment: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American Internment - History
During the period of 1939-1941, the FBI compiled the Custodial Detention index ("CDI") on citizens, "enemy" aliens and foreign nationals ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meher Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Meher Baba - Cosmology
His cosmology, which has echoes of Sufism and Vedanta, as well as Christian mysticism is summarized in the 1954 book, GOD SPEAKS, much of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Mail - History
The Daily Mail, devised by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe and his brother Harold (later Lord Rothermere), was first published ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Film - Film Crew
A film crew is a group of people hired by a film company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Crew are distinguished fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health: Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler's Medical Health
Adolf Hitler's medical health has long been a subject of popular controversy. There has also been speculation regarding his mental health...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frank Lloyd Wright: Encyclopedia Ii - Frank Lloyd Wright - Works
Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's. Hillside Home School I, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1887 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Los Angeles Police Department: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles Police Department - History
The first specific Los Angeles police force was founded in 1853 as the Los Angeles Rangers, a volunteer force that assisted the existing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capital Airlines: Encyclopedia - Capital Airlines
This article is about the mid-20th century North American airline, not to be confused with the late 20th-century Capitol Air Lines. A dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - History
Accounts that may relate to symptoms of schizophrenia date back as far as 2000 BC in the Book of Hearts, part of the ancient Ebers papyru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1949 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1949 In Baseball - Champions
1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1) All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1851: Encyclopedia Ii - 1851 - Events
1851 - Undated. Dictator Rosas overthrown in Brazil. New government recognizes independent Paraguay. New Blanco government in Uruguay ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saddam Hussein: Encyclopedia Ii - Saddam Hussein - Personal
Saddam married Sajida Talfah in 1958. Sajida is the daughter of Khairallah Talfah, Saddam's uncle and mentor. Their marriage was arranged...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Overview
Schizophrenia is often described in terms of "positive" and "negative" symptoms. Positive symptoms include delusions, auditory hallucinat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Movement - Resistance Movements
The following groups may differ widely in numbers and in activity: Resistance movement - Post-World War II. Resistance movement - Worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tv-fm Dx: Encyclopedia Ii - Tv-fm Dx - Meteor Scatter Propagation
Meteor scatter occurs when a signal bounces off a meteor's ionised trail. When a meteor strikes the Earth's atmosphere, a cylindrical reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Kojun: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Kojun - Marriage
The January 1919 engagement of Princess Nagako to her distant cousin then-Crown Prince Hirohito was unusual in two respects. First, she w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sam Snead: Encyclopedia Ii - Sam Snead - Career
In 1937, his first year on the Tour, he won five events, including the Oakland Open in California. In 1938, he first won the Greater Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lutsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Lutsk - History
According to legend, Luchesk was founded in the 7th century. However, it wasn't until 1085 when it was first mentioned. Until the foundat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robot: Encyclopedia Ii - Robot - Robotics
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, robotics is the science or study of the technology associated with the design, constructio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Cotten: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Cotten - Biography And Career
Joseph Cotten - Early Life and Career. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Betrayal: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Betrayal - Spain
A similar feeling occurred among the supporters of the Second Spanish Republic. During the Spanish Civil War, the democratic countries ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Pius X: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Pius X - Cardinal & Patriarch
Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal in a secret consistory on June 12, 1893. He was named Cardinal-Priest of Saint Bernardo alle Terme. Thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 In Baseball - Champions
1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flying Tigers: Encyclopedia Ii - Flying Tigers - History
The AVG was largely the creation of Claire Chennault, retired US Army Air Corps major who had become military aviation advisor to Chinese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Dhabi: Encyclopedia - Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (Arabic: أبو ظبي ʼAbū Ẓaby) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Einstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Einstein - Personality
Albert Einstein was much respected for his kind and friendly demeanor rooted in his pacifism. He was modest about his abilities, and had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II. Barnes, Harry Elmer. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: A Critical Examinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Artists
List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palmach: Encyclopedia Ii - Palmach - History
The Palmach (Hebrew abbreviation of "Plugot Mahatz פלוגות מחץ" - in English strike force) were the regular fighting forces of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Canadian Mounted Police - The Rcmp In Wartime
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - The Boer War. During the Boer War, members of the North West Mounted Police were given leaves of absenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pioneer Zephyr: Encyclopedia Ii - Pioneer Zephyr - Regular Revenue Service
The Zephyr's power (leading) car was numbered 9900, the baggage-coach combine car was numbered 505, and the coach-observation was numbere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Maule Ramsay: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Maule Ramsay - Spanish Civil War
When the Spanish Civil War broke out, Ramsay was a strong supporter of the Nationalists under Franco, largely arising out of his oppositi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 In Baseball - Major League Baseball Final Standings
  * The asterisk denotes the club that won the Wild card for its respective league. ... See also:2003 in baseball, 2003 in baseba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Oppenheimer: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Oppenheimer - Notes
Robert Oppenheimer - On Oppenheimer's first initial. The meaning of the "J" in J. Robert Oppenheimer has been the source of confusion a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Brazil - Brazilian Music History
Music of Brazil - Colonial music. The earliest known descriptions of music in Brazil date from 1578, when Jean De Léry, a French Calvi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Early Life
She was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, the third child of Thomas E. LeSueur (1868-1938) and Anna Bell Johnson (1884-1958...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - Filmography
(all dates are for release) Alfred Hitchcock - Silent films. No. 13 (Unfinished, also known as Mrs. Peabody) (1922) Always Tell Your W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Brazil: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Brazil - Afro Brazilian Music
Music of Brazil - Samba. Main article: Samba By the beginning of the 20th century, samba had begun to evolve out of choro in Rio de Jan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gramophone Record: Encyclopedia Ii - Gramophone Record - History Of The Materials
Early disc records were originally made of various materials including hard rubber. From 1897 onwards, earlier materials were largely rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifk Göteborg: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifk Göteborg - Supporters
Main article: Supporterklubben Änglarna Before the foundation of IFK Göteborg, the dominant club in the Gothenburg area was Örgryte IS...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yankee: Encyclopedia Ii - Yankee - History
Yankee - Origins. Other origins of the term are disputed. One theory customarily held by persons not from New England claims that it or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Embalming: Encyclopedia Ii - Embalming - Modern Embalming
Embalming as practiced in the funeral homes of the Western World uses several steps. Modern embalming techniques are not the result of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Hood: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Hood - Possible Locations
In modern versions of the legend, Robin Hood is said to have taken up residence in the verdant Sherwood Forest in the county of Nottingha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centre Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Centre Province - Geography
Centre Province - Land. The Centre's soil is primarily composed of Precambrian deposits of metamorphic rocks, such as gneiss, mica, mig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Portugal - Early History
Portugal has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, first by Neanderthals and then by homo sapiens. In the early first millennium BCE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stop Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Stop Motion - History
Stop motion animation is almost as old as film-making itself. The first instance of the technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1998 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1998 In Literature
See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 in literature, list of years in literature. 1998 in literature - Events. Novem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustus Agar: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustus Agar - End Of The Dorsetshire
Dorsetshire was in some ways a victim of the lack of British intelligence about the capabilities of the Japanese fleet. Neither Agar nor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scuba Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Scuba Set - Types Of Scuba Set
Modern scuba sets are of two types: open-circuit (often called an "aqualung", see Aqua-Lung™). Here the diver breathes in from the set...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-fijian: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-fijian - Political Participation : Early 1900s
The colonial rulers attempted to assuage Indian discontent by providing for one of their number to be nominated to the Legislative Counci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Name - Family Names
Korean family names are influenced by Chinese family names, hence, as in Chinese, the term the hundred family names (baekseong; 백성; �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek: Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March 6: Encyclopedia Ii - March 6 - Deaths
March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainier Iii Prince Of Monaco: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainier Iii Prince Of Monaco - Titles
Rainier's official shortened title was His Serene Highness Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco; this does not include the many other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Batman: Encyclopedia Ii - Batman - Powers And Abilities
Unlike Superman and most other costumed heroes, Batman is a human being who does not possess any superhuman abilities. However, he has el...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Household Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Household Of Japan - Current Members Of The Imperial Family
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulag: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulag - History
From 1918 camp-type detention facilities were set up, as a reformed extension of earlier labour camps (katorgas), operated in Siberia as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kadaň: Encyclopedia Ii - Kadaň - History
Kadaň - Early History - Thirty Years' War. There are legends accrediting the beginnings of the town to Celtic tribes. Others talk abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Ancient Paris
The area of modern Paris has been inhabited since at least the fourth millennium BC, although little is known about these early inhabitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sigmund Freud: Encyclopedia Ii - Sigmund Freud - Freud's Legacy
Sigmund Freud - Psychotherapy. Freud trained as a medical doctor, and as such, he believed his research methods and conclusions were sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subhash Chandra Bose: Encyclopedia Ii - Subhash Chandra Bose - Early Life
Subhash Chandra Bose was born to an affluent Bengali family in Cuttack, Orissa. His father, Janakinath Bose, was a public prosecutor who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium: Encyclopedia - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (English: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, Polish: O obrotach sfer niebieskich) is the sem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Corruption: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Corruption - Measuring Corruption
Measuring corruption - in the statistical sense - is naturally not a straight-forward matter, since the participants are generally not fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alawite: Encyclopedia - Alawite
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Iii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Iii Of England - Marriage
Following the decisive Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Richard married the widowed Anne Neville, young...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Involuntary Settlements In The Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Involuntary Settlements In The Soviet Union - Exile Settlements
Exile settlements (ссыльное поселение, ssylnoye poselenie) were a kind of internal exile. The system of political and ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wen Wei Po: Encyclopedia - Wen Wei Po
Wen Wei Po (文匯報) is a Hong Kong-based Chinese language newspaper, which was first established in Shanghai in January 1938; its Hong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Security United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Security United States - Disability
A worker who has worked long enough (based on quarters of coverage within the recent past) and recently enough to be covered can receive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joachim Von Ribbentrop: Encyclopedia Ii - Joachim Von Ribbentrop - Early Career
Ribbentrop was born in Wesel, Niederrhein, the son of the Army officer Richard Ulrich Friedrich Joachim Ribbentrop and Sophie Hartwig. Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 - Deaths
1939 - January-March. January 2 - Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) January 23 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. 1...   » Read the article