The 1940's

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  • Blood transfusion introduced

    Blood transfusion introduced

  • Germany bombs Britain

    Germany bombs Britain

  • US isolationism shatters

    US isolationism shatters
    As President Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the country on the homefront, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the troops in Europe.

  • The first eye bank

    The first eye bank
    The first eye bank was established at New York Hospital in 1944.

  • Baby Boom

    Baby Boom
    Returning GI's created the baby boom, which is still having repercussions on American society today.

  • Hitler

    Hitler
    As Adolf Hitler systematically eliminated artists whose ideals didn't agree with his own, many emigrated to the United States, where they had a profound effect on American artists.

  • music

    music
    Like art, music reflected American enthusiasm tempered with European disillusionment.

  • books

    books
    The decade opened with the appearance of the first inexpensive paperback. Book clubs proliferated, and book sales went from one million to over twelve million volumes a year.