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Fashion
https://vintagedancer.com/vintage/vintage-overalls-pictures-and-history/
Facts: 1. The new need for women was pants to work in, that's what they used the form 1 style for. 2. The workwear overalls and jeans created the Rosie the Riveter look. 3. Teenagers were the biggest fans of skirts. -
Music
https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-1940s.html
Dinah Shore / Dinning Sisters 1
Nat "King" Cole / Eddy Howard / Dinah Shore 2
Billie Holiday 3
Buttons And Bows is one song they sang. 1
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons is one song they sang. 2
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Actor
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/bob-hope
He was born on May 29, 1903.
He died at 100, in 2003.
Bob Hope, was an English-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. -
Movie
http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review/ghost-breakers.html
The movie was in black and white.
It was a thriller.
The main characters were Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. -
News
https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-mount-rushmore-104819
They started 1920s.
It took them 14 years and 27 days.
Each day they climbed 700 stairs to the top of the mountain. -
Toys
http://retroramblings.com/1940s-hot-toys/
1945, slinky.
Little Golden Books in 1942.
Chutes and LaddersIn 1943.
In 1945 the invention was actually made by accident.
1.5 million copies were sold in the first 5 months alone.
Milton Bradley made chutes and ladders. -
U.S. President
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt
Facts: 1. Cause of death was Cerebral hemorrhage. 2. He was born January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, NY. 3. John Garner (1933–1941), Henry Wallace(1941–1945), Harry Truman (1945) were his vice presidents. -
Technology
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-microwave-oven-was-invented-by-accident-2015-4 Percy Spencer was an American engineer who created the microwave. The reason he thought of making the microwave was because he was working with hot metal then he pulled something out of his pocket and it was a melting peanut butter jar. so he sent the popcorn in and it started popping all over the place, then he brought in an egg. one guy looked over, just as he was looking over, the egg blew up in his face. -
Transportation
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1940-chevrolet-master-and-special.htm
Facts: 1. Eight basic body styles were available: Business Coupe, Sport Coupe, Sport Sedan, Town Sedan, Convertible Coupe, 2 Fastback models and a 4-door wagon. 2. Chevrolet offered slightly modified version of the 1942 model for 1946. 3. The name Chevrolet was stamped into the upper grille. -
Athlete
https://www.biography.com/people/barney-ewell-37741
Pennsylvania State University is where he went.
After serving in the army in World War II, Ewell won three medals at the 1948 Olympics.
February 25, 1918 is when he was born. -
TV show
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-lone-ranger-debuts-on-detroit-radio
September 15, 1949 was the first episode date.
June 6, 1957
It ran for about 8 years.
