1936 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMargaret Munnerlyn Mitchell ( November 8 1900 August 16 1949) was the author of the immensely successful novel Gone With the Wind which was published June 30th 1936. The book was dramatized by David O. Selznick and released three years later. The official published
19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in - A TWA Super Constellation and a United AirlinesBoeing 777 taking off at Schiphol, Amsterdam. Airbus A320-200. In early 2004, the color scheme shown here was superseded. United Airlines (UAL) is an American airline, the second largest in the world, after American Airlines. Based in Elk Grove Village, I DC-7 collided above Grand CanyonThe Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park one of the first national parks in, ArizonaArizona was the 48th state admitted to the United States and is part of the Southwest United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, south and east of the Colorado River, bordering New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico. Its major cities ar killing 128
19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua - Crew of Soyuz 11 spacecraft killed when air supply escapes through faulty valve
1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it
