Feb 26 Grand Teton National Park is established.

Apr 05 Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact

Apr 03 Persia agrees to Litvinov Pact

Apr 04 First AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held

Apr 05 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona

Apr 24 A non-stop England to India flight takes-off

Apr 06 The birth of Andre Previn, American conductor

Apr 09 Canadian Ambassador Vincent Massey 1887-1967 protests against sinking of Canadian schooner I'm Alone; crew released; case of rum-runner to go to arbitration

Apr 20 The first Italian parliament made up completely from Mussolinis Fascists opens

Apr 04 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held

Apr 26 The first non-stop England to India flight lands

Apr 04 "New Moon" musical opens in London

Apr 01 The birth of Milan Kundera, Czech writer

Apr 10 The birth of Max Von Sydow, Swedish born actor

Nov 21 Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali had his first exhibit

Nov 28 Ernie Nevers scores all 40 pts for Chicago Cards vs Bears (NFL record)

Nov 29 Lt Cmdr Richard E Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached the vicinity of the South Pole" (He was wrong)

Nov 01 Lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps

Nov 18 Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places

Nov 12 The birth of Grace Kelly, American actress/Princess Grace of Monaco

Nov 23 Shirley Booth and Ed Gardner were married on this day. Miss Booth was famous for her television acting role ("Hazel");

Nov 28 Adm Richard E Byrd makes first South Pole flight

Sep 24 Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in the first all-instrument flight

Sep 28 The Hudson Bay Railway reaches its northern terminus at Churchill, Manitoba. This was originally operated by Canadian National on behalf of the Government. It became part of the CN system on September 5, 1951.

Sep 19 Adam West, actor (Batman) born

Sep 24 Lieutenant James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle pilots a biplane over Mitchel Field in New York to make the first all-instrument flight.

Sep 30 First manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel)

Sep 11 SF Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system

Jun 03 Border dispute between Peru &Chile resolved

Jun 07 Vatican City becomes a soverign state

Jun 03 First trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center (electric light)

Jun 15 The first time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch

Jun 29 First high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca

Jun 04 George Eastman demonstrates first technicolor movie (Rochester NY)

Jun 28 The following railways are jointly acquired by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific and operated under a newly incorporated company, the Northern Alberta Railways: Edmonton, Dunvegan &British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta &Great Waterways Railway (286 miles) Central Canada Railway (98 miles) Pembina Valley Railway (26 miles) A total of 857 miles.

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