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This year in history
In the year 1935

	January 6th	Porky Pig was first introduced in the animated short, 'I Haven't Got a Hat'.
	January 8th	American musician, Elvis Presley, was born in East Tupelo, Mississippi. He was crowned 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' or simply 'The King', and was one of the most popular singers of all time, whose fame has been undiminished decades after his death.
	January 28th	Iceland was the first western country to legalize abortion. Abortions were legal in the Soviet Union since 1920.
	February 28th	Nylon was discovered by Gerard J. Berchet of the 'Wallace Carothers' research group at the DuPont company.
	March 16th	In direct violation of the treaty of Versailles, Adolf Hitler began the rearmament of Germany by instituting conscription.
	April 21st	American actor, Charles Grodin, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He did not start acting till his 35th year of age and is one of the few actors to have been banned from the famed comedy show "Saturday Night Live", due to his poor performance in an episode of the show.
	May 19th	British, Thomas Edward Lawrence, died at the age of 47. He was the British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916 to 1918. He is considered as a hero of both the British and the Arab people.
	May 20th	Greek popular singer, Marinella, was born in Thessalonica.
	May 29th	Construction of the Hoover Dam was completed. Construction took 5 years and it was named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction, first as Secretary of Commerce and then later as the 31st President of the United States.
	May 30th	One of the most famous baseball players of all time, Babe Ruth, played his last baseball game.
	June 10th	Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio, USA.
	July 17th	Canadian actor, Donald Sutherland, was born in New Brunswick. He has appeared in more than 150 movies during his 40 years as an actor.
	July 20th	Severe religious rioting between Muslims and Sikhs resulted in the death of 11 people in Lahore, India.
	August 14th	The United States Social Security Act was passed into law. It effectively created a government supported pension system for the retired.
	September 29th	American musician Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Louisiana, USA. He was hugely popular musician during the 50's, with such international hits as 'Great Balls of Fire' in his repertoire. He fell from fame due to several scandals which followed him throughout the years, keeping him out of fame's spotlight
	October 1st	British actress and singer, Julie Andrews, was born in Surrey, England. She is considered as a legendary actress who became famous for her starring roles in the musical classics, Mary Poppins and The Sound Of Music.
	October 2nd	Italy invaded Abyssinia (Modern day Ethiopia).
	October 12th	Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, was born in Modena, Italy. He is one of the most famous tenors of the 20th century. He retired in 2004.
	October 23th	New York gangster, Dutch Schultz, was fatally shot in a bar in Newark, New Jersey, along with his bodyguards by three hit men of the organization that has been known as Murder Incorporated.
	October 25th	A strong hurricane hit Haiti resulting in the death of over 2,000 people.
	November 3rd	George II of Greece regained his throne after his son Alexander who had succeeded him died from an infection he contracted when he was bitten by a pet monkey.
	November 5th	The board game Monopoly was released for the first time by the company Parker Brothers.
	November 8th	French actor, Alain Delon, was born in Sceaux. He is one of the most recognized French actors of all time.
	November 14th	King Hussein of Jordan was born in Amman, Jordan. He had ascended to the throne after his father abdicated in 1952.
	December 1st	American film director and actor, Woody Allen, was born in New York City. He is widely considered as one of the most unique and prolific filmmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
	December 17th	The first ever flight of a Douglas DC-3 airplane took place. It is considered as one of the most significant aircraft ever created.
	December 21st	American talk show host, Phil Donahue, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show which run for 27 years on American national television.

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