A spokesman for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a revision of rules governing international broadcasters. Beginning November 1, stations broadcasting to other countries were required to "promote international goodwill, understanding and co-operation" in their programming.[6]
An attempt was made on the life of Marina, Duchess of Kent. As her car was pulling away from her home in Belgrave Square to see Wuthering Heights at the cinema, a man fired a sawn-off shotgun at it, but missed. The man was soon arrested and the Duchess was not aware of the attack until she returned.[7][8]
A German police sergeant was found slain in Kladno near Prague. ReichsprotektorofBohemia and MoraviaKonstantin von Neurath punished the city by closing all public buildings, imposing a curfew, removing the mayor and disarming the police because they "failed to fulfill their duty."[12]
Members of the Hitler Youth were forbidden from eating ice cream cones while in uniform. They were informed by their superiors that it was "not in conformity with the dignity" of the uniform.[13]
A U.S. court ruled in favor of Houghton Mifflin's claim to the sole rights to publish Hitler's Mein Kampf in the United States, barring Stackpole Sons from publishing any more copies of their competing unauthorized edition of the book.[16]
An estimated 2 million people crowded the New York waterfront to watch the King and Queen of the United Kingdom arrive on the destroyer USS Warrington.[17] The royal couple rode up Manhattan's West Side through Queens and visited the New York World's Fair.[18]
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt hosted the King and Queen of the United Kingdom at Hyde Park and served a dinner of hot dogs and beer, much to the media's delight. The Queen did not know how to eat a hot dog.[21]
The first Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York. 25 inductees had already been named since the induction process began in 1936. All 11 living inductees participated in the inaugural ceremony.[22]
The Jean-Antoine Watteau painting L'Indifferent was stolen from the Louvre in broad daylight. It would be recovered two months later.[23]
The Inter-governmental Committee of Refugees announced an international agreement to keep the 907 Jewish refugees aboard the St. Louis from having to return to Germany. Belgium agreed to grant temporary refuge to 250, the Netherlands 194, France about 200 and Britain the remainder.[24]
Tientsin incident: Japan began a blockade of the British concession at Tientsin because British officials refused to hand over the four killers of an important Chinese collaborator.[26][27]
The British Foreign Office issued a statement warning that if the Japanese maintained their blockade in China, "an extremely serious situation will arise" and the British government would "have to consider what immediate and active steps they can take for the protection of British interests in China."[31]
An alleged plot to assassinate Carol II of Romania and Prime Minister Armand Călinescu was revealed as seven former members of the banned Iron Guard organization were arrested. The reported plan was to throw grenades at the royal box during Sunday's horse race at the Bucharest race track.[32]
Joseph Goebbels told a pro-Nazi crowd in the Free City of Danzig that reunification with Germany was "inevitable", and any power that tried to prevent it was making "a mistake if it bases its calculations on the assumption that Germany is weak. It is strong, and unlike some other states whose destinies are in the hands of weak men, this new Germany is led by Adolf Hitler."[33]
Died:Eugen Weidmann, 31, German-born serial killer and last person to be publicly executed in France (guillotined)
ReichsprotektorofBohemia and MoraviaKonstantin von Neurath decreed that Jews could no longer make new acquisitions of real estate, stocks or bonds, and could not enter new business contracts. Jews were also forbidden from buying, selling or pawning valuables such as gold or silver and were ordered to report such valuables to the bank.[40]
A discussion in the House of Commons on the Tientsin situation was shut down by the Speaker for becoming too heated. The end of the line came when Geoffrey Mander asked Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, "How many British subjects have to be insulted, stripped and killed before the British government will do anything effective?"[42]
The King and Queen of the United Kingdom returned from their successful trip to North America.[5]
France and Turkey signed a mutual assistance pact. France renounced all claims to the Republic of Hatay while Turkey promised aid to France in the event of aggression.[27]
Four bombs exploded in London's theater district, causing at least twenty injuries and causing panic among Saturday night crowds. The explosions were caused by bombs similar to those attributed to the Irish Republican Army in other recent bombings throughout Britain.[43]
Siam becomes officially known as Thailand (for the first time)
Born:Michael Gothard, actor, in London, United Kingdom (d. 1992)
French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier stunned parliament by ordering its adjournment for summer holidays several days earlier than expected. Daladier's decree explained, "We are in the hands of events and it is possible that the parliamentary vacation will be more brief than those who are protesting against closing the session think ... On our frontiers there are 3 million men without counting semi-military units. And in the interior they are working frantically in factories while we receive announcements of concentration of troops more important than ever before along our frontiers in the guise of maneuvers."[45]
Winston Churchill made a speech before the City Carlton Club in which he said, "If my words could reach Herr Hitler, as indeed they may, I would say to him – pause; consider well before you take a plunge into the terrible unknown. Consider whether your life's work – which may even now be famous in the eyes of history – in raising Germany from frustration and defeat to a point where all the world is waiting for her actions, consider whether all this may not be irretrievably cast away."[47]
The New York Yankees set a new major league record for home runs by a team in a single game when they hit eight against the Philadelphia Athletics during a 23–2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. This record was broken in 1987, but a different record set by the Yankees that day still stands: most home runs in a doubleheader. They hit five more in the second game during a 10–0 victory for a total of 13 in one day.[49][50]
Poland served notice to Germany that it was willing to fight for Danzig when millions nationwide swore an oath to "never allow themselves to be cut off from the Baltic Sea."[51]
The Fascist Grand Council approved more Italian Racial Laws, prohibiting Jews from practicing their professions among Christians, owning radios, using popular vacation resorts or placing notices in newspapers, among other restrictions.[52]
Following a referendum, the legislature of the Republic of Hatay voted to disestablish the Republic and join Turkey. The French encouraged the annexation, hoping it would act as an incentive to Turkey to reject an alliance with Nazi Germany.
The Irish agrarian political party Clann na Talmhan was founded.
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^Odenkirk, James E. (2015). Of Tribes and Tribulations: The Early Decades of the Cleveland Indians. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 114–115. ISBN978-1-4766-1706-0.
^Darrah, David (June 29, 1939). "Period of Severe Tension Is Near, Churchill Warns". Chicago Daily Tribune. pp. 1–2.
^Soivenski, Mitchell S. (2013). New York Yankees Home Runs: A Comprehensive Factbook, 1903–2012. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 3–4. ISBN978-0-7864-7124-9.
^"Millions of Poles Cry Oath They'll Never Yield Danzig". Brooklyn Eagle. June 29, 1939. p. 1.
^Cymet, David (2010). History vs. Apologetics: The Holocaust, the Third Reich, and the Catholic Church. Plymouth: Lexington Books. p. 158. ISBN978-0-7391-3295-1.
