1929
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Events
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Dated Events
- Real World: January 18. Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Union.
- Real World: February 14. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre- in which seven of Al Capone's rivals are slain- occurs in Chicago.
- Real World: May 13. The National Crime Syndicate is formed in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- Real World: October 24. Black Thursday- the New York Stock Exchange crashes, beginning the "Great Depression."
- Real World: November 18. A submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks off the southern coast of Newfoundland, creates a tsunami that demolishes many coastal communities and kills 28 people.
- Real World: November 29. Admiral Richard Byrd, an American, becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole.
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Undated Events
- DC (Generations): Clark Kent first meets Lois Lane, and Superboy meets Robin (Bruce Wayne), in Gotham City. Superboy and Robin defeat Lex Luthor together. (Superman & Batman: Generations)
- Real World: The Third Geneva Convention is established.
- Real World: In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood is founded.
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New Fictional Works
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Notable Books
Gladiator by Phillip Wylie.
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Notable Films
Bulldog Drummond, The Iron Mask, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Mysterious Island, Tarzan the Tiger, Woman in the Moon.
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Notable Comic Books
First Tintin comic strip.
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