1941

By dgreene2755
  • The Andrew Sisters

    The Andrew Sisters

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Woogie_Bugle_BoyThe Andrews Sisters recorded what became a big hit for them, the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  • George Orwell

    George Orwell

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/orwell_george.shtmlGeorge Orwell published his essay “The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius," expressing his opinions on the situation in wartime Britain.
  • Captain America

    Captain America

    <href='http://http://marvel.com/comics/characters/1009220/captain_america' >http://marvel.com/comics/characters/1009220/captain_america</a>Timely Comics, the predecessor of Marvel Comics, introduced the "Captain America" comics.
  • Michelin Man

    Michelin Man

    Andre Michelin , French tire manufacturer, died. In 2004 Herbert Lottman authored "The Michelin Men: Driving an Empire," the story of Andre and Edouard Michelin.
  • Organ at Cub's Field

    Organ at Cub's Field

    First organ played at a baseball stadium, Chicago, Illinois.

  • Cheerioats

    General Mills introduced Cheerioats, later renamed Cheerios. It was made possible by the development of the “puffing gun" invented earlier by Lester Borchardt Sr.
  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

    The motion picture "Citizen Kane," directed and starring Orson Welles , premiered in New York. Randolph Hearst attempted to bury the film by banning all advertising in his newspapers.

  • Birth of Bob Dylan

    Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman), singer and songwriter, was born in Minnesota.
  • Tuskegee Airmen

    Tuskegee Airmen

    First African-American Air Force Squadron
  • Dumbo

    Dumbo

    Walt Disney's cartoon film, "Dumbo," was released.