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Hindenburg Disaster
The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 36 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen). One worker on the ground was also killed, making a total of 37 fatalities. -
Second Sino Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945) was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945. It followed the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 -
Voyage of The Saint Louis
On May 13, 1939, the German transatlantic liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany, for Havana, Cuba. On the voyage were 937 passengers. Almost all were Jews fleeing from the Third Reich. Most were German citizens, some were from eastern Europe, and a few were officially "stateless." The majority of the passengers were killed by German officers upon the denial of entry into Cuba. -
Germany Invades Western Poland
The German-Soviet Pact of August 1939, which stated that Poland was to be partitioned between the two powers, enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. ... After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. -
Tripartite Pact
This was an agreement signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan on the 24 of September 1940 obviously by all three of the people listed. -
Orson Welles
Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theater, radio, and film. He is remembered for his innovative work in all three: in theater, most notably Caesar (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; and in film, Citizen Kane (1941), consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films.
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John Huston
John Huston: was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon His full name is John Marcellus Huston was known to direct with the vision of an artist, having studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris.
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Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart was an American screen and stage actor whose performances in 1940s films such as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep earned him status as a cultural icon.
Bogart began acting in 1921 he gradually became a regular in Broadway shows in the 1920s and 1930s. Bogart's breakthrough as a leading man came in 1941 with High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Humphrey_Bogart_1940.jpg -
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer, at times referred to as "The Master of Suspense". He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Hitchcock,_Alfred_02.jpg -
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British film producer and director.[3] He first worked in Hollywood during the transition to "talkies", from 1926 to 1930. The change led to divorce from his first wife, popular Hungarian actress María Corda, who could not make the transition because of her strong accent in English. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Korda_S%C3%A1ndor.jpg -
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