The earthquake killed total of 33 000 people. The first phase of the earthquake killed eight thousand people but in the next coming weeks over 20 000 people were killed do to more earthquakes and floods caused by the earthquake.

The damage in the city of Erzincan was enormous. The city was abandoned  and a new town of Erzincan was founded furher to north.

The Oslo Report is one of the most important and biggest military leaks in the history of human kind. The report was written during a business trip on to Oslo, Norway. During the trip Hans wrote the report describing the German weapon systems development currently and what were the plans in the future.

Oslo Report was an invaluable resource during the World War II, because it especially uncovered the secrets of Germanys navigational and targeting radars. The Oslo Report was one of the reasons why British won the Battle of Britain.

The production and research of the nuclear bomb took place in over thirty different sites in Canada, United Kingdom and United States.

The battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein was constructed in Kiel in August 1905 and served in both of the World Wars. The ship was used as a training vessel for most of the time, because it was outdated in armor, size and firepower when it was completed. The battleship Schleswig-Holstein was sunk by British bombers in December 1944. The Battleship was briefly used after the bombardment in the Soviet Navy, before using it as scrap metal.

The film became notable because of its special effects, technicolor and fantasy storytelling. It has probably became one of one of the best known films produced ever, however, the film was at firs a box office failure. In the year 1939 the film was the most expensive production up to that time. The releases later on made up the original loss and the film one the award for Best Original Song and Over the Rainbow awards.

In the Story of The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale is swept in to a magical land in a tornado. Dorothy tries to find her way to Wizard of Oz, who could help her return back home.

Director: Victor Fleming
Writers: Noel Langley (screenplay), Florence Ryerson (screenplay)
Actors: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan and Ray Bolger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)

Aucklands weathers is often described as a warm coastal climate without extremes. Basically summers are usually humid and warm and winters mild and damp. Rain is experienced in the winter months June, July and August. Winter months temperature avarage is 14 celsius. Auckland weather can change quickly, so often one day can contain all four seasons.

The legendary Ford N-Series was designed to be a general purpose tractor to suit different purposes in small farms. The model had also a transmission with three speeds and also foot pegs instead of running boards. The exhaust was also routed under the tractor, which was unique. All the first 9N model tractors were painted dark grey.

The model 9n was later on updated with the models 2N (1941), 8N (1947) and NAA model. The 8N modell became the most popular tractor in the North America.

Sources:

http://www.ntractorclub.com/

Batman appeared in the issue 27 because National Publications (future DC Comics) wanted more superheroes for its titles. The response of Bob Kane and collaborator Bill Finger was to create a character who looked very similar as Superman, except this superhero had to stiff bat wings.

Batmans personality and character history came from the popular culture of the 1930′s, especially from the films The Mark of Zorro and The Bat Whispers.

Originally Batman was refered as The Bat-Man and also names like The Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight and The World’s Greatest Detective were used as titles. Batman became extremely popular after his own comic book title in the year 1940.

The poem was originally published in the year 1936 in an union magazine The New York Teacher. In the poem Abel expressed his horror at lynchings.

Nowadays the song has been covered by numerous artist, for example in 1978 Holiday’s version of the song was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

More information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Fruit

The definition of a timeless Test crocket play is a test cricket played under no limitation of time. The match is played until one side wins or the match is tied with theoretically no possibility of a draw. Basically it means that defensively play for a draw is not possible to play and in principle the format should guarantee a result, though, making the commercial aspects and scheduling of the events very difficult.

The artificial Treasure Islands was build solely for the purpose of the World Fair (see the map on the right of the World’s Fair Exposition). Treasure Islands also served as an airport for the Pan Ams flying boats. During wartimes it served as a naval base, which was in the conrtol of US navy (from 1941 to 1997).

The theme of the Golden Gate International Exposition was Pageant of the Pacific, which primarily showcased the goods of the nations around the Pacific Ocean. San Fransisco also promoted the exposition with the “49-mile scenic drive”, which started from the San Francisco City Hall and ended on the Treasure Island.

Bill and Dave became friens in 1934 and started working together 1938. In the yearly days Bill Hewlett’s quote was “Anything to bring in a nickel”.

1938 HP invents its first product, which was oscillator for Walt Disney. The function of this oscillator was to test sound equipment. It was named HP Model 200A.

1.1.1939 Bill and Dave formalized their partnership and established the company Hewlett Packard. In 1940 they moved out of the garage and the same year Bill and Dave issue Christmas bonuses for their employees.