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Aerosol
aerosol was created by the Department of Agriculture researchers Lyle Goodhue and William Sullivan.
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Clothing Trend pt.1
During the war, both men and women often wore their uniforms or their clothing styles were subjected to clothing rationing and Utility clothing. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/09/womens-fashion-history-through-newspapers-1941-1960/ -
Z3
As part of a government project, the Z3 became the natural evolution of his original and rather limited Z1.
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Dumbo
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033563/plotsummary -
Pearl Harbor
177 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Their intention was to destroy and damage as much of the US Pacific Fleet as possible
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Blood response development
While treating victims of the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital physicians demonstrate the efficacy of a new approach to burn treatment and the value of new blood bank and emergency-response plans. https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/history-hms/timeline-discovery -
Clothing Trends pt.2
Norman Norell and Claire McCardell were two designers who emerged on the American scene developing simple, casual styles that became trendy and popular. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/09/womens-fashion-history-through-newspapers-1941-1960/ -
Clothing Trends pt.3
Utility clothing generally adopted similar design elements as uniforms–simple but stylish proportion and lines, with padded shoulders, nipped-in waist, and hemlines just below the knee. By 1943, these same lines were being used for non-Utility clothing. Women’s suits were boxy and had rounded collars. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/09/womens-fashion-history-through-newspapers-1941-1960/ -
Clothing Trends pt.4
after Paris was liberated in August 1944, French designers like Christian Dior, were eager to reclaim its status as the fashion capital https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/09/womens-fashion-history-through-newspapers-1941-1960/ -
Pap Smear
A Mass General researcher perfects the use of Pap smear to detect cervical cancer. https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/history-hms/timeline-discovery -
World War 2 ends
On September 2, World War II ended when U.S. General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan's formal surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri https://www.google.com/search?q=hoe+did+eorld+war+2+end&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS966US966&oq=hoe+did+eorld+war+2+end&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13l9.5817j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Phone
mobile phones came into existence https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/11-inventions-from-the-1940s-that-still-shape-our-world-today -
Yankees
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Clothing Trends pt.5
Dior’s “New Look” remained the leading style in both women’s daywear and eveningwear until the mid-1950s.
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TV
by the 50’s the color television already made its way to the homes of families in the West. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/11-inventions-from-the-1940s-that-still-shape-our-world-today -
Kidney Transplant
Surgeon Joseph Murray performs the first successful kidney transplant on identical twins at Peter Bent Brigham. https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/history-hms/timeline-discovery -
Clothing Trends pt.6
examples of cocktail dresses for both daywear (right) and eveningwear (left). Evening Star (Washington, DC), https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/09/womens-fashion-history-through-newspapers-1941-1960/ -
BBC productions
The first BBC productions of plays by Jean Anouilh play indicate how television was following the theatre. The first of his dramas to be broadcast was his Eurydice which was screened in a Rudolph Cartier production as The Vale of Shadows http://heironimohrkach.blogspot.com/2014/01/theatre-in-europe-after-world-war-ii-i.html -
Rosa Parks
Rosa parks was arrested https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/rosa-parks-arrested -
Montgomery Bus boycott
This was one reason for the civil rights movement which also included Martin Luther King Jr. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/montgomery-bus-boycott https://www.britannica.com/summary/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Timeline -
Anything Goes
Anything Goes is set aboard the ocean liner S. S. American, where nightclub singer/evangelist Reno Sweeney is en route from New York to England. https://www.broadway.com/shows/anything-goes/story/ -
Clothing Trends pt.9
In the latter half of the decade, sheaths and high-waisted chemise dresses, introduced by Balenciaga in 1957, became popular. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/09/womens-fashion-history-through-newspapers-1941-1960/ -
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan, singer, Latin Pop music was born -
Maria Bueno
Maria Bueno won the Wimbledon as a 19 year old for her first grand slam title. She also took the US Open that year and eventually finished her career with seven grand slam titles to become the most accomplished tennis player from Brazil to date.
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Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates with the world series