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Timeline of 1940s

By ajwhit24

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt
    Fact 1
    Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his second term as governor of New York when he was elected as the 32nd president in 1932.
    Fact 2
    Roosevelt immediately acted to restore public confidence, proclaiming a bank holiday when the Great Depression happened.
    Fact 3
    Franklin D. Roosevelt led the United States from isolationism to victory over Nazi Germany and its allies in World War ll.

  • 1940 fashion

    1940 fashion
    https://www.690kcee.com/nostalgia-lounge/life-in-the-40/
    Men usually wore high-waisted pants or jeans, with turned up cuffs, white socks, and penny loafers. Women usually wore Knee length A-line dresses with puffed shoulders in patriotic colors. Children usually wore dresses were above the knee for toddlers and below the knee for big girls. Boys clothes were mostly casual striped knit shirt with shorts or pants.

  • 1940s Toys

    1940s Toys
    The 1940s bunny cart was a toy that the kids of 1940 pulled and it had a cart with colorful sides. The Circus Wagon was a toy that had to be pulled and it had a leader that moved his arms up and down to "play" an organ, and yellow comical clown face organ "pipes" that give forth a merry circus tune. Dandy was colored in bright show horse attire, strong enough to hold up to 150 pounds, and also had a string for kids to pull.

  • Musicians

    Musicians
    http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html
    Frank Sinatra, Bing crosby, Benny Goodman
    Frank Sinatra was the best-selling male pop artist of the 1940s.
    Bing Crosby was the first multimedia star, from 1931 to 1954 Crosby was a leader in record sales and radio ratings.
    Benny Goodman was the clarinetist composer who was nicknamed 'The King of Swing.'

  • 1940s "The Three Stooges."

    1940s "The Three Stooges."
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges
    Stooge productions were thrifty. Their sets were often leftovers from feature films.
    Curly Joe was a child star.
    The Three Stooges were one of the most notorious and popular comedy movies in 1940s.

  • 1940s Vehicle

    1940s Vehicle
    https://www.kaiserwillys.com/about_willys_jeep_vehicles_history_specs
    Facts: 1: In 1940, the army wanted to replace motorcycles and modified Ford Model-T Vehicles.2: Ford built 1,500 modified and improved GP Pygmies and Willys built 1,500 Quads then further testing led to the Armies selection.3: In Great Britain, the Ford vehicle was popularly known as the Blitz Buggy, but with modifications, the world called it the Jeep.

  • 1940s Actor, James Stewart

    1940s Actor, James Stewart
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart
    James Stewart was an American actor who is among the most honored and popular stars.
    James Stewart was a military soldier.
    He had a career spanning of 60 years.

  • An event from 1940s

    An event from 1940s
    https://www.secondworldwarhistory.com/1940-ww2-events-timeline.php
    On May 10, the first German bombs of the war fall on England at Chilham and Petham, in Kent. On the 10th of May, 1940, the German forces invaded the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The British and French armies were planning to march through those countries to attack the Ruhr on May 10th.

  • 1940s movie, Fantasia

    1940s movie, Fantasia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film)
    Disney settled on the film's concept as work was near completion on The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
    When the production costs grew higher than what it could earn, Disney decided to include the short in a feature-length film with other segments set to classical pieces.
    On November 13, 1940, Fantasia was first released in theatrical roadshow engagements held in thirteen U.S. cities.

  • 1940s Baseball Player, Ted Williams.

    1940s Baseball Player, Ted Williams.
    https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/williams-ted
    Ted Williams led the American League in on-base percentage seven straight years and 12 times overall.
    Ted Williams led the AL in home runs four times.
    Ted Williams wrote a book on hitting and the book “The Science Of Hitting” disproved the adage that great hitters can’t teach hitting.

  • 1940s Technology, Microwave Oven

    1940s Technology, Microwave Oven
    https://gtownma.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/the-microwave-oven-an-accidental-invention/
    The Microwave Oven was made by accident.
    The person who built the Microwave Oven, Percy Spencer, was by a magnetron and a chocolate bar in his pocket melted so he tried popcorn and eggs. When the popcorn popped, the magnetron became the Microwave.
    By 1947, the Microwave Oven started being sold all over the world.