1937.

    March 3, 2020

     Happy Birthday Dad

    Bobby Dale

    3.3.37-6.15.17

     

    Born in 1937

    Anthony Hopkins
    Shirley Bassey
    Loretta Swit
    Madeleine Albright
    Warren Beatty
    Peter Cook
    Bill Cosby
    Jane Fonda
    Morgan Freeman
    Dustin Hoffman
    Jack Nicholson
    Roger Penske
    Colin Powell

    And Robert Dale Ohlau in Blair, Illinois

     

    Cultural Events

    • Amelia Earhart Disappeared

    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Premieres

    • The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey.

    • Aviator Howard Hughes breaks his own transcontinental flight speed record when he flies from Los Angeles to Newark.

    • British author J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel “The Hobbit” was published

    • First Blood Bank Opens in Chicago

    • The Memorial Day Massacre takes place when Ten union demonstrators are killed when police open fire on union protesters in Chicago

    • Duke of Windsor Marries Wallis Simpson

    • More Information and Timeline for Duke of Windsor Marries Wallis Simpson.

    • Joe Louis nicknamed The Brown Bomber defeats American Jim Braddock on June 22nd to became World Heavyweight Champion

    • Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second term

    • Kiichiro Toyoda founds the Toyota Motor Company in Japan

     

    Cost in 1937

    Average Cost of new house $4,100.00
    Average wages per year $1,780.00
    Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
    Average Cost for house rent $26.00 per month
    A loaf of Bread 9 cents
    A LB of Hamburger Meat 12 cents
    Average Price for new car $760.00
    Toothpaste 35 cents
    Couple of examples of houses advertised for sale
    Port Authur, Texas — 5 room Cottage home and bath in town center $2,250

     

    World Political Leaders

    Germany — Chancellor — Adolf Hitler 

    Italy — Prime Minister — Benito Mussolini 

    Russia / Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin –

    United States — President — Franklin D. Roosevelt

    United Kingdom — Prime Minister — Neville Chamberlain 

     

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