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President - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1) He led the government through the great depression.
2) He went to Harvard college during his education.
3) His legs became permanently paralyzed by a disease called polio.
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Fashion - Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
The Kitty Foyle dress is a dark-colored cloth with white details. The sleeves stop at the elbows.
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Toys - Army men
Army men
They are made out of metal and plastic, and they are usually green.
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Artist - Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
I'll Never Smile Again was the song that hit number 3 on the billboard
https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1940 -
Movie - Boom Town
Boom Town
1) It was the #1 movie in the 1940s (in the U.S)
2) The show was made in South Belridge, California.
3) Its genre is western of the movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_in_film
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News - Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
1)Here is a set chamber under lincoln's head
2)The national park service owns Mount Rushmore
3)It will most likely last 2.4 billion years in the future.
https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/memorial-history.htm
https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/75-surprising-facts-about-mount-rushmore
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/landmarks-monuments/mount-rushmore-unique-facts-history -
Transportation - Railroads
1) The railroads were perpendicular.
2) They called them “stations”.
3) It did not just carry people and products, but it also carried the futures and desires of people.
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Artist - Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller made "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo" and it also made it to one of the single hits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1942 -
Artist - Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
This person made White Christmas and it was one of the best single hits.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1942 -
Fashion - Pants
Pants
Kathrine Hepburn was a part of influencing other women to wear pants, by making them look like fashion.
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Technology - ENIAC
ENIAC
1)The machine was made with a total of 40 panels!
2)It took up 3 walls of a room.
3)The computer was made as 8x2x2 ft deep
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/52213 -
Athlete - Ted Williams
Ted Williams
1) Only player in baseball to have a .400 average
2) He went to war 1942-1946
3) He played for the Boston Red Socks.
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Fashion - Silk Tassels
Silk Tassels
Silk tassels were specialized in a group called passementerie and they trimmed and made silk tassels. And they did it for art.
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Actress - Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
1) She was an American actress.
2) She was famous for her hair and her voice.
3) She won an award for the best woman in Hollywood from the film Institute. (she was the 20th one)
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Radio show - You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life
1) They could go live on television, and on the radio, but they couldn't do it at the same moment.
2) It was so famous that it was the #1 tv series to have re-runs
3) It changed its title later to Groucho Show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life -
Toy - Chattering teeth
Chattering teeth
Eddy Goldfarb made the chattering teeth toy.
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Toy - Slinky
Slinky
Created by Richard James plus can do a lot of tricks like rolling down the stairs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky