New York City in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 44 people and 88 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Isaac Asimov and Katharine Hepburn.
Notable people
Albert Einstein
from 1921 to 1930
6 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfred Hitchcock
in 1938
1 moment here
English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Amelia Earhart
in 1928
1 moment here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1922
1 moment here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Carl Sagan
in 1934
1 moment here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1918 to 1931
3 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Diego Rivera
from 1931 to 1933
4 moments here
Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…
Dolores del Río
in 1938
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Enrico Fermi
in 1939
2 moments here
Italian and naturalized-American physicist whose documented movements trace a path from Rome and Pisa through European study in Göttingen and Leiden,…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
from 1921 to 1924
4 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Frida Kahlo
from 1931 to 1939
4 moments here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Gabriela Mistral
from 1924 to 1930
2 moments here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
George Bernard Shaw
in 1933
1 moment here
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…
Golda Meir
in 1921
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Helen Keller
in 1931
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Henri Matisse
in 1930
1 moment here
French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…
Hideki Yukawa
in 1939
1 moment here
Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Isaac Asimov
from 1923 to 1939
6 moments here
American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1930
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
John F. Kennedy
in 1927
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
John Steinbeck
in 1925
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
José Raúl Capablanca
from 1918 to 1933
5 moments here
Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…
Judy Garland
in 1939
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Kahlil Gibran
from 1920 to 1931
4 moments here
Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, best known for The Prophet. Born in Bsharri, he emigrated to Boston as a child, studied in Beirut…
Moments
- 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
- 1918 New York wartime tournament sequence José Raúl Capablanca
- 1918 Arrival in New York Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1919 Return through New York Harbor Woodrow Wilson
- 1920 Re-creation of the New York Pen League Kahlil Gibran
- 1921 Departure for Palestine Golda Meir
- 1921 Interrogatory meeting at St. Mark's Church Kahlil Gibran
- 1921 Residence at 33 Riverside Drive Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1921 Easter visit to Greenwich Village Katharine Hepburn
- 1921 Arrives in New York Albert Einstein
- 1921 Gives first American lecture at Columbia Albert Einstein
- 1921 Bolívar statue dedication Warren G. Harding
- 1921 Arrives in New York Harbor Marie Curie
- 1921 Honored at the American Museum of Natural History Marie Curie
- 1921 Welcomed at Carnegie Hall Marie Curie
- 1921 Receives Columbia honorary doctorate Marie Curie
- 1921 Admitted to Presbyterian Hospital Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1921 Returns to East 65th Street home Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1922 St. Regis Hotel residence Nikola Tesla
- 1922 Arrival for United States lecture tour Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1922 Returns to Equitable Building office Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1923 Reading of The Prophet at St. Mark's Church Kahlil Gibran
- 1923 Immigration arrival in the United States Isaac Asimov
- 1923 World Court address to Associated Press Warren G. Harding
- 1924 Educational-reform lecture at Columbia Gabriela Mistral
- 1924 New York international tournament José Raúl Capablanca
- 1924 Returns publicly at Democratic convention Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1924 New York engagement with Fletcher Henderson Louis Armstrong
- 1925 Attempted writing career in New York John Steinbeck
- 1925 Birth at Fifth Avenue Hospital Tony Curtis
- 1927 New York quadruple-round-robin José Raúl Capablanca
- 1927 Relocated to Riverdale John F. Kennedy
- 1928 Family home in the Bronx Stanley Kubrick
- 1928 Oswald negotiation trip Walt Disney
- 1928 Ticker-tape parade Amelia Earhart
- 1928 Birth at Lying-In Hospital Stanley Kubrick
- 1928 Broadway debut in These Days Katharine Hepburn
- 1930 Courses and lectures at Barnard Gabriela Mistral
- 1930 Visit to New York Henri Matisse
- 1930 Lecture tour in New York City Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1930 Rockefeller yellow-fever laboratory recruitment Max Theiler
- 1930 Attends Madison Square Garden Hanukkah celebration Albert Einstein
- 1930 Attends Metropolitan Opera Albert Einstein
- 1930 Returns to New York Albert Einstein
- 1930 Tours Riverside Church Albert Einstein
- 1931 Museum of Modern Art visit Frida Kahlo
- 1931 New York tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
- 1931 Attends New York City Lights premiere Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Departs New York on longest journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 World Conference on Work for the Blind Helen Keller