1940 Oscars 12th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 29, 1940 Held at: Cocoanut Grove (Ambassador Hotel) Host: Bob Hope Eligibility Year: 1939 The Wizard of Oz had 6 nominations, winning 2. Gone with the Wind earned 13 nominations, winning 8. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to receive an Academy Award, for her performance in… Read More
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1939 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1939: A World-Changing Event: General Motors introduced the Hydra-Matic drive, the first mass-produced, fully automatic transmission, as an option in 1940 model year Oldsmobile automobiles. Another World Changing Event: Batman, created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 (May… Read More
1939 Pop Standards and Artists Glenn Miller Little Brown Jug 1869 would mark the public publishing of this song that would remain part of American culture. The song is a drinking song and though it waned popularity for a while it regained its stature during the era of the 1920s and prohibition. Glenn Miller and… Read More
What happened in 1939? Fun Facts Quiz! 39 Trivia Questions for 1939 History 1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1939? Gone With The Wind 2. What museum and Hall of Fame opened in 1939? The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 3. In 1939, what was the average life expectancy in the United… Read More
1939 Oscars 11th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 23, 1939 Held at: Biltmore Hotel Host: none Eligibility Year: 1938 You Can’t Take It With You earned 7 nominations. This was the first ceremony in which a foreign language film (Grand Illusion) was nominated for Best Picture. 1939 Oscar Nominees and Winners Outstanding Production: You Can’t… Read More
