America - 1939AD
In 1939AD:
President Roosevelt declared U.S. neutrality in World War II.
President Roosevelt (prompted by Einstein) ordered a U.S. effort to build an atomic bomb.
Igor Sikorsky developed America's first successful helicopter.
The first nylon stockings were marketed.
Physical chemist Linus Pauling published
The Nature of the Chemical Bond
.
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh starred in the film
Gone With the Wind
.
Child film actress Judy Garland starred in the musical
The Wizard of Oz
.
American novelist John Steinbeck published
The Grapes of Wrath
.
American author Nathanael West published
The Day of the Locust
.
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