#May 1939

[vox-anglosphere]

Built to honour the fallen of The Great War, Canada's War Memorial was unveiled by King George VI & Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa during the Royal Tour of 1939.. three months before the outbreak of WWII.

[girlactionfigure]

On May 15, 1939, the USS #StLouis left #Hamburg, #Germany with more than 900 #Jewish #refugees trying to escape #Nazi #Germany – all of whom had landing passes for #Cuba & quota numbers permitting entry to the U.S. in three years.

In June of 1939, the St. Louis reached Cuba. But the #Cuban government held the ship at port and made extortionate demands for money (which the Jewish refugees simply did not have).

The St. Louis was forced to leave Cuba, and it began to sail north toward the U.S. #FDR ordered the @uscoastguard

 to take all measures to ensure none of the "passengers" reached the U.S. mainland, even if they jumped ship and tried to swim.

The St. Louis docked in #Miami, #Florida, but no one was allowed to disembark.

Desperate passengers sent telegrams directly to FDR pleading for #asylum. FDR did not respond, but the @StateDept did when it wrote back, “passengers must await their turns on the waiting list and qualify for #immigration visas before they may be admissible into the #UnitedStates.”

The #Jews on the St. Louis were forced to return to #Europe.

On June 17, 1939, the St. Louis docked in #Antwerp, #Belgium. Belgium offered to take 214 passengers, the #Netherlands 181, #Britain 287, and #France 224.

By the end of the #Holocaust, the Nazis had murdered nearly all Jews from the St. Louis except those permitted entry to the uninvaded island of Britain.

@CptAllenHistory

[federer7]

First grade in Flint River Farms school, Georgia. 1939 May

Photo: Marion Post Wolcott

[energysoda]

fanfic writing got me carefully crafting an exact birthdate for this man so I can get the best horoscope combination for him specifically

[ufonaut]

Title page for the Green Lantern story in All-American Comics (1939) #39

(Bill Finger, Mart Nodell & Irwin Hasen)

[lonestarbattleship]

USS Brooklyn (CL-40) anchored off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in May 1939. USS Brooklyn was part of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage fleet.

Here we see the crew of USS Brooklyn using her stern aircraft crane to transfer supplies to other vessels in the salvage fleet.

Photographed by Carl Mydans, identified by Peter DeForest.

Information from Navsource: link

LIFE Magazine Archives: 116517423, 116518010, 116517421, 116518114, 116518015, 116518111, 116518117

[elmsmews]

Anna May Wong shot by Carl Van Vechten on April 25, 1939

[nerds-yearbook]

In the cover date May, 1939 issue 27 of the anthology series Detective Comics Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Commissioner James Gordon made their first appearance. They were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Batman made Detective Comics so popular that the imprint renamed itself DC Comics. ("The Batman: The Case of Chemical Syndicate", "Speed Saunders: Killers of Kurdistan", "Buck Marshall: Bullet Bluff", "Bart Regan, Spy: The Mysterious Murders", "The Crimson Avenger: Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks", "Death on the Airwaves", "Bruce Nelson: The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murders pt 1", "The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu pt 11", "Cosmo, The Phantom of Disguise: Illegal Aliens", and "Slam Bradley: The Murder Vacation", Detective Comics 27#, DC Comic, Event)

[the-patchwork-girl-of-oz]

I’ve been thinking about uncle Henry and aunt Em a lot today. Uncle Henry’s reaction to Aunt Em yelling at Ms Gulch is so cute. He’s like “hehe that’s my wife” He’s literally falling in love with her again.

Her yelling at the government gets him giggling, kicking his feet, twirling his hair, etc. he’s such a simp for her.

They are one of the most underrated (canon) Oz ships and I will DIE on this hill.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

an archival old-timey barkeep macamoment of yore in anticipation of this weekend's xmas return

"whoops! sorry. didn't mean to be a nosey nelson, it's just...your story, joe, it got me all sad! your whole family was killed because of your damned ambition! even the little furry ones! it's a real yuletide tragedy. condolences. take care—can i get you anything else"

[lonestarflight]

Profile and model of the cancelled Martin XB-16 (model 145B).

Date: May 2, 1939

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[littledoggy-girlcollar]

do you think the holocaust was the only instance of antisemitic action or policy in europe. hey. look at me. do you think there wasn't antisemitism in europe before the 1930s.

[ducktracy]

!!!NEW REVIEW!!!

the success of Naughty but Mice certifies Sniffles position as Chuck Jones’ first major character as he makes a return, this time tasked with retrieving an owl’s egg to win a scavenger hunt. with the egg closely guarded by a protective father owl, Sniffles continues to run into obstacles--especially when the egg hatches. despite its seemingly quaint premise, Little Brother Rat may very well be Jones’ most complex cartoon to date: multiple adversaries, converging storylines, as well as pantomime, frustration comedy and growing attempts at stylized filmmaking both set a standard for Jones’ future works as well as making for a very charming outing as a whole.

[federer7]

Modern Girl Book. May 1939

[balu8]

Floyd Gottfredson: Mickey Mouse May 21 1939

[rabbitcruiser]

The Canadian National War Memorial was unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa on May 21, 1939.