1942

By bellgia

  • Rogers Hornsby

    Rogers Hornsby
    hall of fameRogers Hornsby is the 14th player selected on the hall of fame

  • Women of the year

    Women of the year
    open at radio cityAudrey hepburn and Tracy open at radio city

  • Daylight Savings Time goes into effect

    Daylight Savings Time goes into effect
    Sundaylight savings time goes into effect in the united states

  • Female Figure Skating Championship

    Female Figure Skating Championship
    jane vaughn
    Jane Vaughn won the figure skating championship

  • Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland request a tryout

    Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland request a tryout
    request tryoutTwo black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White sox, they are allowed to workout with them

  • Explosion in stone quarry

    Explosion in stone quarry
    explosion in stone quarryexplosion of twenty tons of gelignite in a stone quarry in Easton, PA killed 21 people

  • Pullitzer prize

    Pullitzer prize
    pullitzer prizePulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow

  • Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway
    Alaska HighwayThe Alaska highway got completed

  • casablanca premiere in new york city

    casablanca premiere in new york city
    Premiere

  • Fire in Boston Massachusetts

    Fire in Boston Massachusetts
    FireA fire kills 491 people in Cocoanut Grove

  • Bill Terry resigns as supervisor

    Bill Terry resigns as supervisor
    bill terryBill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system