1940s

  • 1940 BCE

    Tv or radio show

    Tv or radio show
    At home 1944 and 1945..It was the first variety show on american television. It spotlights singers, Comedian, musicians, and other entertainers.The only surviving images of this show are photographs from the set.
  • News Events

    News Events
    The first ¼ ton, four-wheel drive reconnaissance truck "pilot model" produced for the U.S. Army was built by the American Bantam Car Company of Butler, Pa.
  • Toys

    Toys
    The excellent Suzy Goose Friendly Folks. Details about vtg pull tin and fur toy 1940s us zone germany. Vintage Roulette Wheel | Louis Marx Toys
  • Music

    Music
    The Andrews Sister: Their Music Genre was Swing, boogie-woogie, and traditional pop. They were active singers from 1925-1967 The Chordettes: They were active singers from 1946-1963. Hank Williams: He died because of a heart attack
  • Technology

    Technology
    Microwave October 8th 1945. it's true that the first Microwave was discovered by accident during WWII. The first microwave was approximately six feet tall and weighed over 750 pounds. Initially, microwaves were really only useful for restaurant and industrial applications
  • Sports figures

    Sports figures
    Andy Phillip. He was a basketball player and played for Whiz Kids in 1943. The team did not go on to postseason play, as all of the starters were in the armed forces and Wyoming University took their place. They beat the Denver Legion, 57-40
  • Transportation

    Transportation
    Before the war the Railroads were their only transportation other than. After the war trucks caught and passed up the Railroads, so barley. It required refrigerated trailers
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    Plaid A-line skirts with white button down blouses.Wide leg, high waisted pants
  • Actor or Actress

    Actor or Actress
    Joan Fontaine..Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in cinema during the Classical Hollywood era. Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland was born on October 22, 1917 In Tokyo, Japan. She was 5’3 before she died on December 15th, 2013 in Carmel Highlands, CA.
  • Movie

    Movie
    Pinocchio. When the woodworker Geppetto sees a falling star he wishes the puppet he just made (pinocchio) would become a real boy. In the night, the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto's wish and asks Jiminy Cricket to serve as the wooden boy's conscience.But the naive and trusting Pinocchio falls into the clutches of the wicked Honest John, who leads him astray to the sinful Pleasure Island.
  • U.S. President

    U.S. President
    He inferred to by the initials of FDR ( Franklin d Roosevelt). He was the 32nd U.S president. He died in 1945 which was the last year he was president