30 Apr 1939
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- Germany passed laws in preparation to move Jewish families into buildings reserved for Jewish residences. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | CPC]
- Kurt Fricke was made the German Navy liaison to the German Air Force. ww2dbase [Kurt Frike | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt's address at the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair was broadcast on television, making him the first US President to appear in this medium. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Flushing, New York | CPC]
![USS Ellet anchored in the Hudson River, New York, United States, 30 Apr 1939; note Palisade Amusement Park in New Jersey in background](/images/imagemagick/tmb_ship_ellet4.jpg)
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