It all happened in 1939  |
MGM's classic musical film The Wizard of Oz, based on L. Frank Baum's famous novel, and starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, premieres at Grumman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. |
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Major League Baseball's Lou Gehrig, the legendary Yankee first baseman known as "The Iron Horse", ends his 2,130 consecutive games played streak after contracting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The record stands for 56 years before Cal Ripken, Jr. plays 2,131 consecutive games. |
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Batman, created by Bob Kane (and, unofficially, Bill Finger) makes his first appearance in a comic book. |
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The Hewlett-Packard Company is founded. |
All this happened in 1939 the same year Dixie Motor Company Started.
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