1935 Chaco War between Bolivia & Paraguay ends
1937 Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
1937 U. S. House of Representatives passes the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act.
1938 Action Comics issues the first Superman comic.
1938 Chlorophyll patented by Benjamin Grushkin
1938 Dorothy Lathrop wins the first Caldecott Medal (kid books author)
1940 A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnw become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
1940 German forces occupied Paris during WW II
1940 Spanish invade Tangier international zone.
1940 The Nazis open the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Also: German troops enter Paris during World War II.
1940 World War II: Paris falls under German occupation,German troops march into Paris, meeting practically no resistance as French and allied forces retreat.
1941 Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita KS
1941 Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Lithuanians and Latvians, the June deportation, began.
1942 Anne Frank begins to keep a diary.
Betty Jean born!
About Me
- patsy
- born in arkansas, lived here all my life, 75 years old. keep chickens and I like to read.
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This is my last birthday in my 50s...next year I will join Fleta in the 60s...but I will not catch up to you..Old Sister.
All I want for my big day is peace and a good book to read.
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