Historical Events in 1930
151 curated events dated to this year, and 179 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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1930
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Lawrence dies in Vence, France
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Publication of The Bridge
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Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Cotter's Recognition as a Leading African American Poet
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Dust Bowl begins on the Great Plains
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Electric Guitar Precursors
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Major Publication: 'The Lion and Albert'
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Publication of 'The Divine Vision'
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Return to Maine
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The Dust Bowl Turns Ploughed Prairie into Moving Dust
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Amy Johnson flies solo from England to Australia
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Choral Directorship at Hampton Institute
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Dashiell Hammett Publishes The Maltese Falcon
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Dust Bowl Era Soil Erosion in North America
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Health Crisis and Writing Retreat
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Hosting literary salons in Washington, D.C.
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Involvement with the Southern Agrarians
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Joins the Communist Party in California
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Publication of 'A History of the Negro in America'
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Publication of 'Ash Wednesday'
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Publication of 'Black Manhattan'
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Publication of 'Collected Poems'
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Publication of 'Cuentos de la vida de un poeta'
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Publication of 'Songs of the City'
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Publication of 'Songs of the Factory'
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Publication of 'Songs of the Heart'
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Publication of 'The Best of Whatever You Are'
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Publication of 'The Burning Fountain'
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Publication of 'The Complete Poems'
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Publication of 'The Flying Dutchman'
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Publication of 'The Ghost of the Future'
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Publication of 'The New Poetry'
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Recognition as a Poet
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Recognition by the Poetry Society of America
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Relocation to Johannesburg
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Relocation to New Orleans
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Relocation to New York City
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Richard E. Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition
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Taggard Publishes The Life and Mind of Emily Dickinson
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Thomas begins writing his 'Notebooks'
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William Beebe's Bathysphere Makes Its First Deep Dives
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Antarctic Whaling Peaks
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Appointment as Poet Laureate
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Chandrasekhar Limit Proposed
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Claude McKay's Political Activism
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Combine Harvester Widespread Use
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Cullen and Yolande Du Bois are divorced in Paris
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Cummings' Friendship with Ezra Pound
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Discovery of Pluto
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Divorce from James W. Bennett
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Federico Garcia Lorca References Insects in the Duende Tradition
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Final Years in Nashville
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First FIFA World Cup
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Founding of the Inklings Literary Group
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Friendship with Langston Hughes
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Friendship with T. S. Eliot
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Friendship with William Soutar
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Hollywood Screenwriting Career
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Hollywood Westerns Romanticize Denim in the 1930s
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Involvement in the Arts and Crafts Movement
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Involvement in the Harlem Renaissance
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Involvement in the Japanese Literary Scene
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Involvement with the Poetry Society of America
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José Ortega y Gasset Publishes 'The Revolt of the Masses'
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Kazakh Famine of 1930-1933
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Marriage to Mary Bohanan
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Publication in Anthology 'The New Poetry'
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Publication in Poetry magazine
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Publication of 'Songs of the Prairie'
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Publication of 'The English Civil War: A Study in Historical Method'
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Publication of 'The Ghost of the Sun'
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Publication of 'The Great War and Modern Memory'
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Publication of 'The Intercessor'
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Publication of 'The Man Who Was a Horse'
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Publication of 'The Poet's Companion'
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Publication of 'The Punch and Judy Man'
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Publication of 'The Woman of Andros'
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Publication of Confessions: A Study in Pathology
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Relocation to Caernarfon
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Relocation to the English Countryside
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Relocation to Vermont
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Resignation of General Primo de Rivera
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Rise of Freeze-Drying Techniques
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Separation from Helen Masters
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The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster Exposes Industrial Land Abuse
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The Maginot Line — France's Fortified Wall and Its Poetic Irony
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The Marathons and Walkathons Infatuation of the Great Depression
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Trumpler Observes Interstellar Dust
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Widespread Electrification Enables Home Appliances
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Ascorbic Acid as Antioxidant Preservative
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Augusta Savage Opens Studio
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Bread Symbolism in Socialist Realist Poetry
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Bustamante y Ballivián Publishes Environmental Critique 'Junín'
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Catholic Church Condemns Artificial Contraception
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Condom Import Bans Lifted in Various Nations
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Decline of Steam in Favor of Diesel and Electric
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Double-Glazed Window Units Patented
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Early 20th Century Rural Electrification and Pumps
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Ernest Hemingway Develops Death in the Afternoon Cocktail
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European Tour with the Hampton Institute Choir
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Final Years and Health Struggles
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Final Years and Personal Struggles
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Final years in Beaconsfield
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Final Years in Exile
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Financial Struggles and Decline
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First Intensive Aquaculture of Marine Fish in Japan
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Fluorocarbon Refrigerants Enable Safer Cooling
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Founding of the Bank for International Settlements
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Friendship with Fellow Poets
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Friendship with Robert E. Howard
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Influence of Psychoanalysis
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Introduction of Ducted Forced-Air Systems
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Introduction of the Windsor Knot
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Invention of Polystyrene
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Involvement in the Poetry Society
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Irish Sweepstakes Lottery Begins
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Latex Foam Mattresses Introduced
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Lead Pipes Phased Out in Urban Water Systems
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Napa Valley Wine Industry Revival
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New Bedford Scallop Fishery Growth
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Pact of San Sebastián
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Paul Robeson Debuts in Othello
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Persian Metrological Reforms
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Pressure Cooker Popularization
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Publication of Tales Told by Simpson
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PVC Vinyl Flooring Commercialized
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Relocation to Jefferson City
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Return to New York City
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Sailor Jerry Collins Develops American Traditional Tattoo Style
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Significant Friendship with George C. Wolfe
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Sliced Bread Becomes Widespread
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The Industrial Mass Production of Twinkies by James Dewar
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Bicycle in Great Depression Economy
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British Family Planning Association Founded
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Development of Detonating Cord
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Development of Evaporative Coolers (Swamp Coolers)
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Development of the Recumbent Bicycle
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Development of White Chocolate
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Friendship with Carl Sandburg
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Introduction of Police Radio Communications
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Lightweight Alloy Frame Experiments
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Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Presumed Extinct Then Rediscovered
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Solar House Design Experiments
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Chlorine-Free Bleaching Developments
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Development of Clip-On Sunglasses
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Early 20th Century Condom Vending Machines
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First Spermicidal Jelly Marketed
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Japanese Use of Condoms During Military Campaigns
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Plastic and Bakelite Clock Cases
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Splinter-Free Toilet Paper Development
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Steam Jet Cooling Adopted for Trains and Buildings
Poets alive in 1930
179 poets
Poets in 1930
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