1939 Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland and Britain, France, India, Australia and new Zealand declared war on Germany, the United States decided to remain neutral but did begin rearming for war , which helped end the great depression. The United States also hosted the Worlds Fair in New York early in the year. Also after speaking to the physicist Albert Einstein president Roosevelt initiated the Americas A-Bomb programme.
How Much things cost in 1939
Average Cost of new house $3,800.00
Average wages per year $1,730.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $28.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 14 cents
Average Price for new car $700.00
Toaster $16.00
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 590
How Much things cost in 1939
Average Cost of new house $3,800.00
Average wages per year $1,730.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $28.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 14 cents
Average Price for new car $700.00
Toaster $16.00
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 590
What Events Happened in 1939
- 71 people die across Victoria in one of Australia's worst ever bush fires
- Earthquake kills 30,000 in Chile
- Dictator Francisco Franco conquers Madrid, ending the Spanish Civil War
- Last public execution in France - murderer Eugene Weidmann is decapitated by the guillotine.
- Albert Einstein writes President Franklin Roosevelt about developing the Atomic Bomb using Uranium. This led to the creation of the Manhattan Project.
- The Worlds Fair Opens in New York
- The independent republic of Czechoslovakia is desolved
- Regular television broadcasts began in the United States
- Following the Royal Commission recommending the formation of Arab and Jewish States Palestinians revolt
- Nazi Germany attacks Poland, and France, Australia and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. This is the start of World War II
- Germany and Italy sign "The Pact Of Steel"
- Thailand Changes it's Name From Siam
- Pope Pius XI dies after failing health aged 81 after being the Pope for 17 years.
Popular Culture
Popular Films
- Gone with the Wind
- The Wizard of Oz
- Stagecoach
- Of Mice and Men
- Wuthering Heights
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Popular Music
- Glen Miller has a series of hits including "Moonlight Serenade."
- Moon Love , Over the Rainbow with Judy Garland and Stairway to the Stars
- Address Unknown by the Inkspots
Technology
- The outbreak of World War II brings television broadcasting at the BBC to an end and it restarts in 1946
- The first air conditioned car the Packhard goes on show
- Hewlitt Packard is formed
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Frequency Modulation USA by Edwin H Armstrong - sound by radio waves
