March 8th, 1939 (WEDNESDAY)
GERMANY: Submarine U-48 is launched.
U.S.A.: Movie star Clark Gable divorces his wife Ria so that he can marry starlet Carole Lombard. More...
New Jersey: Camp Dix, a former training centre for the Army Reserve, National Guard and Citizen's Military Training Camp become a permanent installation and its renamed Fort Dix.
The Civilian Conservasion Corps (CCC) operated a reception, training, and discharge center from 1933 to 1942. The CCC at Camp Dix consisted of two forestry companies, a physical conditioning company, and a cook and baker's school. The CCC helped construct roads, dams, bridges, and forest fire towers. It also planted trees, and built the first runway for the new Army Air Base. (Greg Canellis)