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John Toland (historian)

John Toland, American historian and author (died 2004)

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Born
June 29, 1912
Died
January 4, 2004
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1912

About John Toland (historian)

John Willard Toland was an American writer and historian. He is best known for a biography of Adolf Hitler and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Rising Sun. Dirigibles were the subject of his first full-length published book, Ships in the Sky (1957). His most important work may be The Rising Sun (Random House, 1970), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1971.

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John Toland (historian) timeline

  1. Dirigibles were the subject of his first full-length published book, Ships in the Sky (1957).
  2. His most important work may be The Rising Sun (Random House, 1970), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1971.

The world when John Toland (historian) was born

John Toland (historian) was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Toland (historian)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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