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Important Events 1940-1950. By facebooker_1390182194. Apr 27, 1940. Auschwitz Concentration Camp Built Dec 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor Bombed Jan 8, 1942. Stephen Hawking Born Feb 19, 1942. Internment Camps in U.S. Begin Jun 4, 1942. Battle of Midway Fought Ju ...
A 40-hour working week was implemented by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. Price of a loaf of bread in 1940: 10 cents. The discovery of element 93 – Neptunium – was announced. The Funny Trio were Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award.
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.
1940s. The Second World War brought significant social, political and economic change. At first Australia provided troops to Britain and the Allied effort in Europe fighting the war against Germany but was soon forced to bring the troops home to defend Australia. Japan, who was aligned with Germany, bombed Pearl Harbour, an American naval base ...
7. Apr. 2022 · The Great Depression lasted from August 1929 to June 1938, almost 10 years. The economy started to shrink in August 1929, months before the stock market crash in October of that year. The economy began growing again in 1938, but unemployment remained higher than 10% until 1941. That's when the United States entered World War II.
4. Sept. 2023 · 04/09/2023. Life in the 1940s was a stark contrast to the fast-paced and technologically advanced world we live in today. The decade, marked by the tumultuous events of World War II, brought about significant changes in every aspect of society. From fashion and entertainment to social norms and gender roles, the 1940s were characterized by a ...
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.
