1940-1960 By CamWalker24 Jun 25, 1940 Fall of France Mar 5, 1941 New York Yankees win World Series Yankees win World Series Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor Aug 20, 1944 Golf US PGA won by Bob Hamilton Sep 2, 1945 End of World War 2 Oct 15, 1946 St. Louis Cardinal win World Series Jul 20, 1947 Cycling Tour de France won by Jean Robic Jun 25, 1950 Start of Korean War Jul 16, 1950 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, won by Uruguay Feb 14, 1952 Winter Olympic Games were held in Oslo, Norway Jul 30, 1954 Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada Nov 22, 1956 Summer Olympic Games were held in Melbourne, Australia Jun 8, 1958 FIFA World Cup tournament was held in Sweden, won by Brazil Feb 18, 1960 Winter Olympic Games were held in Squaw Valley, USA Nov 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy elected President
