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Humphrey Bogart- starred in High Sierra (1940)
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Intro to Color TV
CBS demonstrates the first color television in New York City, and WNBT in New York City becomes the country's first regular television station, broadcasting to about 10,000 viewers.
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US opposes Hitler
The US government publicly opposes Hitler's aggression in Europe but refuses to get involved.
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Great Grandpa Maier, Louis A. Maier, Jr.
Married Marian Jane O'Connell
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Color Television- Peter Goldmark/CBS Researchers
In 1940, prior to RCA, CBS researchers led by Peter Goldmark invented a mechanical color television system based on the 1928 designs of John Logie Baird. -
WW2
German dictator Adolf Hitler invades Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands , Belgium, Luxembourg, and then France. -
Selective Training and Service Act
Congress passes several laws related to national defense, including the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which provides drafting and training men for the army and navy, marines and national guard. -
The Jeep- Willy's Truck Company
The Jeep was invented in 1940 as an important part of the American war effort during World War II. Invented by Willy’s Truck Company. -
F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda)- died Dec 21, 1940 - dies of a heart attack at 44
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Bette Davis-who starred in The Letter (1941)
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Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece.
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Jewish Badges
In Europe, Germany forces 5,000 Jewish people in Paris to labor camps and isolates Jews in Warsaw, Poland, into a walled ghetto. Jews are prohibited from appearing in public without wearing a star and they cannot leave residential areas without police permission. -
Mariangela was born
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Mount Rushmore
-In October, Mount Rushmore is done with construction
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Attack at Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the US base at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941. In the surprise attack, more than 350 Japanese airplanes sink 12 US ships and destroy or damage more than 300 aircraft. -
Duct Tape- Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division
was created by the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division. originally meant for it's many uses. It began as a water-resistant tape meant for sealing ammunition cases in WW 2. It got it's name from it material cotton duck which was used in the army.
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Rationed items
Dozens of everyday items such as gasoline and sugar are rationed.
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Nazi Leaders call a conference
Nazi leaders call a conference to coordinate the final solution to the Jewish question --what comes to be known as The Holocaust, the systematic genocide of Jews and other minorities that do not fall within Hitler's concept of a master Aryan race. -
"Casablanca"
"Casablanca" premieres in theatres about the same time the Allied Expeditionary Forces landed and started bombing the real Casablanca in Morocco, North Africa. -
Electronic Digital Computer- John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry
John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented the electronic digital computer in 1942. This model used many new computer innovations, including parallel processing, regenerative memory and binary arithmetic.
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Thousands of Jews Deported
Germany begins deporting hundreds of thousands of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp. -
Jimi Hendrix was born
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Silly Putty- James Wright, a Scottish inventor
is non-toxic putty that was developed in a government-sponsored lab in response to the rubber shortage during World War II, but did not have all the properties necessary to replace rubber, so there was no use for it. But then a toy store owner saw its potential and sold it in his store -
Aqua-Lung- Émile Gagnan
The Aqua-Lung was invented in Paris during the winter of 1943 by the engineer Émile Gagnan and the lieutenant de vaisseau (ship-of-the-line lieutenant) Jacques Cousteau, both of France.
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Lucille Ball
starred in hit Broadway production DuBarry Was a Lady in 1943
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The Jitterbug
The jitterbug is a hot dance craze.
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The Pentagon is Completed
The Pentagon in Washington D.C. is completed and becomes the largest office building in the world. -
200,000 German soldiers surrender to Soviet Forces
In Eastern Europe, 200,000 German troops surrender to Soviet forces after months of savage fighting and heavy losses on both sides. -
Charles Bernstein was born
Soundtrack, Inglourious Basterds -
My Great-Grandpa Hamilton fought in the war
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Malcom McDowell was born
Actor, A Clockwork Orange -
Allies start Bombing Germany
-The Allies try to stop German munitions and aircraft production centers by bombing key German cities. -
Grandma Jean Hamilton was born
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Grandpa Louie A. Maier III was born
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Clue- Anthony Ernest Pratt
The classic whodunit board game! Poor Mr. Buddy's been murdered in his own stately home! Who could have done it? And how? And where? With six suspects, six possible murder weapons and nine rooms in the mansion, there are hundreds of possibilities, and plenty of clues to investigate!
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1 million, men, women, and chlidren die of starvation
Nearly one million men, women, and children in the Leningrad, Russia, die from starvation and cold during a two-and-a-half-year siege and blockade by German troops.
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Sunscreen- Bengamin Green
During WWII, airman (and future pharmacist) Benjamin Green noticed many soldiers suffering from sunburn. He concocted his own protective serum, using cocoa butter as the main ingredient. It was a disagreeable red, sticky substance similar to petroleum jelly.
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Johnny Trejo was born
A child drug addict and criminal, Danny Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully completed a 12-step rehabilitation program that changed his life. -
D-Day
The morning of June 6, 1944, (known as D-Day) 3,000 warships carry 200,000 American and British soldiers cross the stormy English Channel and land on the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France, to begin a vicious battle with the German army. -
GI Bill of Rights
The GI Bill of Rights is passed, providing a variety of benefits for military veterans. -
President F. Roosevelt is elected to a 4th term
President Franklin Roosevelt is elected to a fourth term. -
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor-
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Tupperware- Earl Silas Tupper
first introduced as “Burping Seal”, then was changed to Tupperware after the man who invented it, Earl Silas Tupper.
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Les Paul recorded a #1 hit, “It’s Been a Long, Llong Time”
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Great Grandpa moved family from Lancaster, CA to Minneapolis
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The Phillipine Islands are recaptured
In the Pacific, the Philippine Islands are recaptured. -
General Patton's 3rd Army croses the Rhine River
-In March, US General George Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine River and invades Germany. Allied forces liberate Paris after four years of Nazi occupation. -
Death of FDR
President Franklin Roosevelt dies of a brain hemorrhage, and Missouri native Harry S. Truman becomes president. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders. The war in Europe is over. As Germany falls, Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
Atomic Bomb- Robert Oppenhiemer group of scientists
Robert Oppenhiemer invented the atomic bomb in 1945, along with a group of scientists in the Manhattan Project. -
Steve Martin was born
Starred in, one of my favorites, Cheaper by the Dozen
