WHAT HAPPENED IN 1939.
Look what happened the 1939.

Sydney, Australia, swelters in 45 ˚C (113 ˚F) heat, a record for the city. (1. January 1939)

The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. (13. January 1939)

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) begins a bombing and sabotage campaign in England. (16. January 1939)

The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people. (24. January 1939)

Spanish Civil War – Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona. (26. January 1939)

First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. (27. January 1939)

Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain. (5. February 1939)

Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France. (10. February 1939)

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes. (11. February 1939)

United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners' rights and are therefore illegal. (27. February 1939)

The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation. (28. February 1939)

A Japanese Imperial Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94. (1. March 1939)

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. (2. March 1939)

In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest at the autocratic rule in India. (3. March 1939)

Slovakia declares independence under German pressure. (14. March 1939)

World War II: German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist. (15. March 1939)

Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. (15. March 1939)

From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. (16. March 1939)

Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. (16. March 1939)

Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins, (17. March 1939)