1941 - Everyday Life

Everyday Life

Chess master Emanuel Lasker dies at New York January 11 at age 72. Wiped out by the Great Depression, he retired for some years to study philosophy, teach, and write but returned to tournament play at age 66 and became the first chess master to demand high fees, giving professionals higher financial status.

Boy Scouts of America founder Dan Beard dies at Suffern, N.Y., June 11 at age 90. A mountain adjoining Mt. McKinley in Alaska will be named for him.