This date in 1939

Do you know the major events of this one particular year?

All answers happened in the year 1939

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Date	Hint	Answer
January 16	Comic strip of now famous flying superhero debuts	Superman
January 24	Earthquake kills 30,000 in this Andean country	Chile
March 2	This New England state legislature votes to ratify the U.S. bill of rights - 147 years late	Massachusetts
March 16	Germany occupies this country	Czechoslovakia
March 28	This general wins Spain's civil war	Francisco Franco
April 5	This group for young people became obligatory to join in Germany	Hitler Youth
April 7	This country is invaded by Italy	Albania
April 14	This John Steinbeck novel is first published	Grapes of Wrath
May 14	Lina Medina becomes youngest woman to do this	Have a child
May 22	Hitler and Mussolini sign this pact	Pact of Steel
June 1	First time this sport is televised	Boxing
July 13	This well-known American singer/actor makes his recording debut	Frank Sinatra
August 15	This world famous musical/fantasy premiered in Hollywood	Wizard of Oz
September 1	WWII starts as this country is invaded	Poland
September 14	The world's first practical one, designed by Igor Sikorsky, took flight	Helicopter
October 8	This "damned" team beats the Reds in the World Series	New York Yankees
November 4	1940 Olympics are awarded to this country, but later canceled due to WWII	Finland
December 14	This country is dropped from the League of Nations due to their aggression	Soviet Union
December 25	Montgomery Ward introduces this famous red-nosed reindeer	Rudolph