# Timeline: 1939

Recorded incidents and developments dated 1939, oldest first.

- 1939: Brazil's Vargas government creates a state messaging department with broad press powers (incident 1939-brazil-vargas-creates-dip) https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1939-brazil-vargas-creates-dip

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