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General Francisco Franco, Generalissimo of the anti-republican military forces and appointed head of Nationalist Spain, is seen during a visit with Ar...

A young geisha girl poses in Tokyo, Japan, in 1937. (AP Photo)

This aerial view shows Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1937. (AP Photo)

British historian and novelist H.G. Wells is shown in 1937. (AP Photo)

Colonel Fulgencio Batista, chief of staff of the Cuban army, is seen on December 27, 1936, in Havana, Cuba. Batista is the strong man behind the impea...

A young girl stands next to a tumble-down shack, propped up in the back and tottering in the front, where a black sharecropper lives in Cough, Ga., De...

Shoppers crowd the sidewalks along Fifth Avenue at Christmastime in New York City, Dec. 19, 1936. (AP Photo)

The intention of King Edward VIII to abdicate his throne was made known to the Houses of Parliament, Dec. 11, 1936, by the reading in both houses of '...

The scene of desolation at Crystal Palace, London, Dec. 1, 1936, after a huge fire destroyed the metal and glass building. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth)

Actress Gertrude Lawrence and actor Noel Coward are seen as they appear in the musical

American businessman Ernest Simpson leaves his office in London, England, on Oct 15, 1936. Simpson's wife, Wallis, has filed a petition for divorce a...

This is a view of Wall Street in New York City during lunch time on Oct. 14, 1936. At right is the statue of George Washington on the steps of the U....

Author Zane Grey is shown at his summer home on Catalina Island, Ca., on Oct. 12, 1936. (AP Photo)

New York City buildings on Park Avenue and 39th Street on Oct. 8, 1936. (AP Photo)

This October 1936 photo shows Soviet peasants, most of them women, as they work in the fields at harvest time. (AP Photo)

Actress Joan Blondell and actor Dick Powell pose aboard the ocean liner Santa Paula, shortly after they were married by the Rev. J.A. Tweeder, right,...

Actor Dick Powell and actress Joan Blondell are shown at the marriage license bureau as they file notice of intention to marry, on September 11, 1936,...

Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens waves from an open car during a ticker tape parade along Broadway in New York City on Sept. 3, 1936. The twenty...

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum points out details of the Mount Rushmore monument to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated in car, at dedication ceremo...

Ruth Chatterton, actress and licensed pilot, waves from beside her airplane before taking off to pace 36 pilots, including 10 women, in the cross-coun...

Olympic athlete Jesse Owens and his wife, Ruth, are surrounded by admirers after returning home to Cleveland, Ohio, from the Olympics on Aug. 25, 1936...

Olympic athlete Jesse Owens and his wife, Ruth, pose aboard a ship on their arrival from Berlin in New York City on Aug. 24, 1936. Owens won four gol...

Olympic athlete Jesse Owens and his wife, Ruth, rush to catch the train home to Cleveland, Ohio, at Grand Central Station in New York City on Aug. 24,...

Actor Jackie Cooper and Judy Garland are shown together in Hollywood, Ca., on Aug. 15, 1936. (AP Photo)

This is a general view of the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 1, 1936. (AP Photo)

The Empire State Building, the tallest structure in the world at 102 stories above street level, is framed by two buildings in midtown Manhattan on Ju...

Princess Elizabeth, left, later Queen Elizabeth II, walks with her mother the Duchess of York and her sister Princess Margaret Rose after a wedding se...

Judy Garland, Jackie Cooper, Diane Lewis and Mickey Rooney, from left to right, attend a ball game in Hollywood, Ca., on July 24, 1936. (AP Photo)

Actor Jackie Cooper, right, and Judy Garland are shown at a ball game in Hollywood, Ca., on July 24, 1936. (AP Photo)

The family of novelist Zane Grey, who is away on an expedition of the South Seas, is shown at their summer home in Avalaon on Catalina Island, Ca., on...

This aerial view shows the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island as French-American organizations gather at its base to celebrate the 147th anniversary...

Jesse Owens, right, Ohio State University, crosses the finish line in the 200-meter dash in 21 seconds to qualify for the Olympic team in New York Cit...

Jesse Owens, right, of Ohio State University, crosses the finish line to win the 100-meter dash in the National A.A.U. Championships in Princeton, N.J...

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, waving, and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, right, stand with members of their family and supporters at Franklin F...

World heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling raises his hands in victory after referee Arthur Donovan counts out Joe Louis in 12th round knockout i...

Max Schmeling, right, throws a right at Joe Louis in an early round of their heavyweight bout in New York City, June 19, 1936. Schmeling knocked Loui...

The announcer raises the hand of Max Schmeling in victory after a 12th round knockout over Joe Louis in their heavyweight bout in New York City, June...

Heavyweight boxers Max Schmeling, standing on scale, and Joe Louis shake hands at the weigh-in ceremony for their 15-round bout at Yankee Stadium in N...

Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis works out with the punching bag in Lakewood, N.J., June 17, 1936, one day before his scheduled 15-round tilt with the form...

German boxer Max Schmeling is shown during his workout with the punching bag in Napanoch, N.Y., June 13, 1936. (AP Photo)

Playwright Lynn Riggs is seen in this May 1936 photo. (AP Photo)

This aerial view shows Boston, New England's largest city, in May 1936. The wide highway in center is Cambridge Street; at the middle, extreme right,...

Jesse Owens, center, Ohio State University, crosses the tape at the finish line in the 100-meter dash at the Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia, Pa.,...

Howard Hughes, right, movie producer and pilot, is greeted by Albert Lodwick, aviation executive, at Floyd Bennett Airport in New York City, April 21,...

Criminal defense lawyer Clarence Darrow is seen with his wife at his home in Chicago, Ill., on April 18, 1936, one day before his 79th birthday. (AP...

New York Times correspondent Walter Duranty chats during an Association of Foreign Correspondents luncheon honoring him on April 16, 1936 in New York....

Actor Jackie Cooper poses with a riding horse during vacation in Palm Springs, Ca., on March 30, 1936. (AP Photo)

Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers build a new farm-to-market road along Knob Creek in Tennessee, March 9, 1936. The road will connect Muscl...

Bette Davis and Victor McLaglen are shown after winning their Oscars at the 1935 Academy Awards banquet held at the Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel in L...

King Edward VIII delivers his first radio address since his ascension to the throne at the Broadcasting House in London, England, on St. David's Day o...