40's - 60's Era By desi_13 Apr 25, 1940 Actor, Al Pacino was born Famous Actor, Al Pacino is born in East Harlem, New York City, NY. Dec 7, 1941 Attack On Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, the Japanese did a bomb attack on Pearl Harbor. Mar 7, 1942 Congress of Racial Equality Founded Dec 7, 1944 Franklin D. Rosevelt Elected President Franklin D. Rosevelt was elected for a second term of his presidency. Jun 29, 1949 United States withdraws its troops from Korea. Sep 26, 1949 Marlene Hagge Bauer Named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Jul 12, 1950 Althea Gibson is Issued a Wimbledon Trophy By Queen Elizabeth Feb 14, 1952 The 1952 Winter Olympics games open in Helsinki. Dec 13, 1952 Ray Charles Signed to Atlantic Records Jan 14, 1954 Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio Get Married