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23. Juli 2018 · Only 55 percent of all US homes had indoor plumbing at the start of the decade. The average annual income in America in 1940 was $1,368 (about $24,500 today), and it was $2,950 in 1949 (approximately $31,100 today). Goodnight Moon —one of the most famous children’s books of all time and still widely read to little ones at bedtime today ...
23. Aug. 2023 · Microwave Oven. Percy Spence is the man that brought the microwave over into existence in 1947. The invention was actually based off of radar technology that was created during the war. However ...
The 1940s (pronounced "nineteen-forties" and commonly abbreviated as " the '40s " or " the Forties ") was a decade that began on January 1, 1940, and ended on December 31, 1949. Most of World War II took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most countries and people in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere.
Sep 3 Adolf Hitler orders an invasion of Great Britain for Sept 21 (Operation Seelöwe/Sealion) Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler. Sep 3 Dutch government in exile of Gerbrandy forms in London. Sep 3 Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary & Red Cross. Sep 3 US gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease.
Jul 2 Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta. Jul 2 Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated. Jul 3 ARP-leader and Dutch ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany. Jul 3 British Royal Navy damages the French fleet in Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria, to prevent Germany seizing it.
23. Okt. 2013 · Black History Timeline: 1940–1949. Hattie Mcdaniel. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802, which desegregates war production plants and also establishes the Fair Employment Practices Committee. This act sets the stage for a decade filled with Black firsts in the U.S. Armed Services.
The 40s. The 1940s were a bloody decade, which saw World War II, the Holocaust, atomic bombs, and the beginning of the Cold War. Learn about the most influential figures and events in the 1940s. The Nuremberg Trials. 'Dewey Defeats Truman': The Famously Mistaken Headline. The Marshall Plan. "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" Speech by Winston ...
