Events[]
- Ernst Henne becomes the fastest man on two wheels by pushing a BMW to 173 mph (279.5 kph).[1]
- Indiana Jones travels to a tomb in Africa in search of a Ceremonial Dagger. Jones later heads to a temple to stop cultists from summoning Hecate.[2]
- Sino-Japanese War begins.[3]
- Japan sinks U.S. gunboat in China Sea.[3]
- Introduction of the first useful helicopter.[1]
- German planes bomb Guernica, Spain.[4]
- Neville Chamberlain heads the coalition government in Great Britain.[4]
- Burma granted limited-self government by Great Britain.[4]
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is released.[4]
- Billie Simpson attends a lecture by Indiana Jones.[5]
- Amelia Earhart is mysteriously lost in the Pacific and her body is never recovered.[4]
- Foster McCray manages to build a civilization on Howling Island.[5]
- The Congress party, after defeating the Muslim League soundly in the Indian provincial elections, announces that there are only two parties in India, the Congress and the British Raj.[6]
- Anastasio Somoza becomes president in Nicaragua.[7]
- A vaccine is developed for Yellow fever.[8]
- Roger Ballentyne discovers a map leading to the Treasure of Sheba.[9]
- May:[10] Golden Gate Bridge is completed.[3]
- May 6: The zeppelin Hindenburg bursts into flames and crashes[1] in New Jersey.[3]
- Italy quits the League of Nations.[3]
- Summer: Indy finds Aurelius's Dagger in a Roman well.[11]
- July
- August
- Indy and his cousin are involved in the search of the Eye of the Fates.[12]
- August 8-November 8: the city of Shanghai is taken.[4]
- Late Summer: Indiana Jones travels to New Delhi to purchase a statue of Shiva from a woman whose husband had gambling debts. Jones is forced to flee from her house when her husband, Rajid, comes home and thinks Jones was cheating on his wife, and began shooting at Jones.[13]
- September
- Fall
- Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood are set to get married, but one week before the wedding Indy reconsiders and leaves, thinking it would not work.[1]
- Indy loses touch with Harold Oxley over his treatment of Marion.[14]
- Marion Ravenwood is pregnant with Mutt Williams.[15]
- October
- October 5-10: Rosita Quiroga and her band perform at the Tango Palace club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13]
- October 10: the Japanese take Shihchiachuang.[4]
- October 14: the Japanese take Kweisui.[4]
- November 9: the Japanese take T'ai-yuan.[4]
- Fall
- Indiana Jones is involved in the discovery of Chimu Taya Arms of Cuzco.[13]
- December
- December 9: Walter Donovan asks Henry Jones to lead his research team.[16]
- December 13
Deaths[]
- Otto's father[18]
- Charles Marie Widor[19]
- Amelia Earhart in the Pacific Ocean[4]
- Edith Wharton[20]
- Early: In Washington
- In Estray Island, Scotland
- Fall: In the Andes
Appearances[]
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Special Delivery (Mentioned only)
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Big Game"
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Double Play!"- Indiana Jones and the Wrath of Hecate
- Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasures 3 – "Aurelius's Dagger!"
- Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Fates
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle teaser
- Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold
- Indiana Jones and the Monkey King (Cancelled)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Ape Slaves of Howling Island (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones
- Grail Diary
- Schweitzer (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars
- Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun
- Indiana Jones and the Lands of Adventure
- Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires
- Indiana Jones' Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- The Secret Life of Edith Wharton (Non-fiction source)
- Paul Robeson - Scandalize My Name (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- The Indiana Jones Handbook
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Annual 2009
- Inside MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Adventure on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Watch the New Pivotal Cinematic Moment in New Trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Wrath of Hecate
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Adventures of Indiana Jones
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Jones and the Ape Slaves of Howling Island
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Lands of Adventure
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Special Delivery
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasures 3 - "Aurelius's Dagger!"
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Fates
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- ↑ Inferred from Mutt's birth in July 1938 per Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ Grail Diary
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
- ↑ Schweitzer
- ↑ The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Big Game"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Double Play!"
