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April 20th, 1939 (THURSDAY)

GERMANY: Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday is celebrated with Berlin bedecked in flags and floral displays and monolithic statues erected by Albert Speer. The Germans shall have a holiday today. Throngs will gather to congratulate the Führer, followed by a military review.

ITALY: Rome: Mussolini meets with Hungarian prime minister Teleki. Mussolini tells the Hungarian that "all Germany and Italy want is a few years of peace and we shall do all we can to achieve it."

U.S.A.: Baseball! A minor league attendance record is set at Jersey City and the Red Sox show off their prize rookie, Ted Williams. More....

RCA president David Sarnoff dedicates RCA pavilion at The New York World's Fair - The first U.S. news event shot for television. Sarnoff predicted that one day everyone would have a television in their home.

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