1940s time capsule

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    1940 Plymouth

    It was a solidly built car, the Plymouth was also the one to have the new air control system, Also it had engineering far and above anything else offered in the low priced field.
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    1940 president

    President Roosevelt is most known for leading the United States and the allied powers against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan during World War 2...When he died he was posing for a portrait and had a fatal stroke and his last words were “ I have a terrible headache.president Franklin D. Roosevelt also married his distant cousin Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
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    1940 fashion

    (hair) Hair was usually worn shoulder-length or a little bit longer, cut straight with no bangs (dress)Squared shoulders, narrow hips, and skirts that ended just below the knee were the height of fashion. (shoes)For day wear, the stacked heel, lace-up Oxford was the shoe that could be worn with anything, also because They were sturdy, practical, long lasting, as well as comfortable
  • 1940 technology

    1940 technology
    -technology -The United States decided to choose one manufacturer, Willys-Overland Motors, to build the Jeep. Willy’s won the contract due to its engine being the more -In the end, all three companies were awarded the contracts. Each vehicle received a new name; American Bantam’s was named -There were over 360,000 of the Willy’s MB produced, making it the most popular Jeep made during the time. Ford produced over 270,000 of their Jeep variant in the
  • 1940 sports figure

    1940 sports figure
    - Jackie Robinson -he was first Negro baseball player to play for the dodgers. -he was named after the president Teddy Roosevelt. -he proudly served in the army as a lieutenant.
  • 1940 movie

    1940 movie
    -Pinocchio 1940’s -In the original pinocchio. A boy got his feet burnt off and got hung..also left there to die. -Pinocchio is known as a puppet who turned into a boy. -In at least 3 stories that has pinocchio in it says he lies 3 or 4 times.
  • 1940 music

    1940 music
    Bing Crosby-October 14, 1977 is the date when he die because of a heart attack Perry Como-May 12, 2001 is the day perry como died because of alzheimer's disease .His funeral Mass took place at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Palm Beach, Florida. Frank Sinatra-May 14, 1998 die because of a heart attack, just like bing crosby.
  • 1940 actor or actress

    1940 actor or actress
    - Marilyn Monroe
    • was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic blonde bombshell characters.
    • Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married at the age of 16.
    -she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles.
  • 1940 TV or radio show

    1940 TV or radio show
    -Mickey mouse -Walt himself proclaimed, "Mickey Mouse will be five years old on Sunday. He was born on October 1, 1928
    -Created as a replacement for a prior Disney character, Oswald the lucky rabbit, Mickey first appeared in the short plane crazy, debuting publicly in the short film steamboat Willie (1928), one of the first sound cartoons
    - Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. He went on to appear in over 130 films
  • 1940s toys

    1940s toys
    putty-In 1943, the chemical engineer for General Electric added a bit of boric acid to silicon oil...and seen what it made. magic 8 ball-The magic 8 ball...The user asks a yes-or-no question to the large plastic ball, then turns it over to reveal a written answer which appears on the surface of the toy. The Magic 8-Ball is styled after a Billiards ball. slinky-The design of slinky was originally aimed for use in a battleship engine
  • 1940 news event

    1940 news event
    - The polaroid camera, 1947 -The Polaroid founder was Edwin Land.
    - Was first demonstrated on February 21, 1947
    -The land camera contained a roll of positive paper with a pod of developing chemicals at the top of each frame.