Slinky

Time Capsule 1940s

  • U.S President

    U.S President
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt Fact 1: He served from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945
    Fact 2: Franklin Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, NY
    Fact 3: Franklin Roosevelt died from Hemorrhagic stroke
  • Sports Figure

    Sports Figure
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio Fact 1: He left baseball to serve three years with the U.S. Army during World War II.
    Fact 2: He died March 8, 1999
    Fact 3: He married Marilyn Monroe from 1954–1955
  • Transportation

    Transportation
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle Fact 1: The Original Beetle is the Longest Produced Vehicle in History
    Fact 2: Over 21 million Volkswagen Beetles were produced from 1938 to 2003
    Fact 3:The Beetle was designed in 1925 by a Hungarian Student
  • Music

    Music
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald Fact 1: Kansas City, Missouri was Count Basie Orchestras origin
    Fact 2: Ella Fitzgerald put out her first No. 1 hit in 1938 called "A-Tisket, A-Tasket,
    Fact 3: Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years.
  • Toys

    Toys
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky Fact 1: The slinky was invented by Richard James in the early 1940s
    Fact 2: Snakes and Ladders originated in India.
    Fact 3: Candy Land was made by Eleanor Abbott
  • Fashion

    Fashion
    https://vintagedancer.com/1940s/what-did-women-wear-in-the-1940s/ Fact 1: in the 1940s women were encouraged to use their hair to fix any flaws in their face.
    Fact 2: In the 1940s there was a push for a more natural type of look.
    Fact 3: 1940s dresses are flattering with a modest top, a fitted waist, and a knee-length A-line skirt.
  • News Event

    News Event
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain Fact 1: Germany decided to take control of Britain by bombing them and taking over their airspace
    Fact 2: Although the Germans continued to bomb Britain by October it was clear that the British had won
    Fact 3: This was the first defeat in WWII
  • Movie

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi Fact 1: Bambi is male
    Fact 2: Bambi's mother dies
    Fact 3: Bambi has a friend who is a skunk
  • Actor

    Actor
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe Fact 1: Her birth name was Norma Jean Mortenson.
    Fact 2: She was sent to an orphanage when she was nine years old.
    Fact 3: Her father was absent throughout her life.
  • Technology

    Technology
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones Fact 1: A type of wireless phone was the most common use.
    Fact 2: This was invented because the phones in the cars increase traffic capacity.
    Fact 3: This is when the first cellular phone was invented
  • TV Show

    TV Show
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody Fact 1: Aired from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960
    Fact 2: Howdy Doody was a puppet with red hair, who was dressed like a cowboy.
    Fact 3: Howdy doody has 48 freckles