Statistics for This date in 1939

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Date	Hint	Answer	% Correct
September 1	WWII starts as this country is invaded	Poland	96%
January 24	Earthquake kills 30,000 in this Andean country	Chile	87%
March 28	This general wins Spain's civil war	Francisco Franco	87%
January 16	Comic strip of now famous flying superhero debuts	Superman	87%
March 16	Germany occupies this country	Czechoslovakia	65%
September 14	The world's first practical one, designed by Igor Sikorsky, took flight	Helicopter	65%
December 25	Montgomery Ward introduces this famous red-nosed reindeer	Rudolph	61%
April 14	This John Steinbeck novel is first published	Grapes of Wrath	48%
July 13	This well-known American singer/actor makes his recording debut	Frank Sinatra	43%
April 5	This group for young people became obligatory to join in Germany	Hitler Youth	43%
March 2	This New England state legislature votes to ratify the U.S. bill of rights - 147 years late	Massachusetts	43%
October 8	This "damned" team beats the Reds in the World Series	New York Yankees	39%
April 7	This country is invaded by Italy	Albania	30%
August 15	This world famous musical/fantasy premiered in Hollywood	Wizard of Oz	26%
November 4	1940 Olympics are awarded to this country, but later canceled due to WWII	Finland	17%
December 14	This country is dropped from the League of Nations due to their aggression	Soviet Union	13%
May 14	Lina Medina becomes youngest woman to do this	Have a child	9%
May 22	Hitler and Mussolini sign this pact	Pact of Steel	9%
June 1	First time this sport is televised	Boxing	4%