1939 (CofD)

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Events

  • 1939-1945: World War II
    • Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the secret Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which divides Poland between the two.[1]
  • The Free Council and the Diamond Orders in Europe have developed an emissary system to allow better communication between the two groups.[2]
  • The American Dust Bowl, a long period of drought resulting from new farming methods, ends.[3]
    • Utley, possibly one of the last Hollow, is created.[4]
  • Former Bishopsgate Director Weaver dies of stomach cancer in prison. The asylum goes up for auction, being bought by Thomas Werner, the doctor who blew the whistle on Weaver's embezzlement and Gorlay's experiments in the first place.[5]
  • The 1939 World's Fair opens in Flushing Meadows, New York, under the shadow of the war in Europe. Its theme is "The World of Tomorrow" until the outbreak of the war, when it changes to "For Peace and Freedom."[6]
    • Franklin Roosevelt opens the World's Fair with a televised speech.[7]
    • In nearby New York City, the first-ever World Science Fiction Convention takes place at Caravan Hall.[8]
  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy, the first openly anti-Nazi film by a major studio, is released.[9]

References

  1. ↑ CofD: Dark Eras Companion, p. 307 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  2. ↑ MTAw: The Free Council, p. 21 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  3. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras, p. 479 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  4. ↑ PTC: Night Horrors: The Tormented, p. 39 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  5. ↑ CofD: Asylum, p. 70 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  6. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2, p. 435-436 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  7. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2, p. 433 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  8. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2, p. 435 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  9. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2, p. 434 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
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