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1940's event
British air victory in the battle of british prevents the german invasion of england. -
1940's event 2
The German army begins to attack on Holland , Belgium , and France -
1941's event
A British task force sinks the German pocket battleship bismarck. -
1941's event 2
Nazi leader Rudolf Hess flies to England on a peace mission. -
1942's event
Actor James Cagney wins an Academy Award for the film Yankee Doodle Danbie. -
1942's event2
French writer Albert Camus publishes The Stranger. -
1943's event
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical Oklahoma! is produced. -
1943's event 2
The British and American armies link up in Africa. -
1944's event
American aircraft from the Marianas begin the startegic bombing of Japan. -
1944's event 2
English writer Somerset Maugham publishes The Razor's Ege. -
1945's event
World war II ends. -
1945's event 2
Korea is divided between U.S. and Soviet. -
1946's event
President Truman creates the Central Intelligence Agency. -
1946's event 2
Women vote for the first time in Italy. -
1947's event
Pakistan becomes member of UN. -
1947's event 2
Truman asks for $400 million to help Greece & Turkey. -
1948's event
South Korea creates a constitution. -
1948's event 2
Germans and Japanese are banned from pay tennis at Wimbledon. -
1949's event
Israel become the 59th member state in the United Nations. -
1949's event 2
The kingdom of Siam becomes the kingdom of Thailand.