 The
1940s |
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| Time Line | ||
| Major events, movies, music, books from 1940 through 1949 | ||
| Baseball | ||
Looks at Baseball during the war years. |
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| 1940s Stamps | ||
| Learn history through the stamps issued by the Post Office to commemorate this decade. | ||
| World War II | ||
| WWII history through the "eyes" of those who lived it. | ||
| History of Toys | ||
| From the History Channel. In the search box, type in History of Toys , click on the first History of Toys and Games link, then click on Timeline to get to the 1940s. | ||
| Fashions of the 1940s | ||
| Check out what the fashionable person would wear to business, sports and for travel. | ||
| USDA Timeline | ||
| From the Department of Agriculture, a timeline of achievements in health, food and materials during the 1940s. | ||
| Shirley Temple | ||
| Brief biography of this child star from the Kennedy Center Honors. Other links include a NASA Quest Biography and Pictures of Shirley Temple from her movies (click on Kids Zone) | ||
| Cultural History | ||
| From Kingswood College - a fine review of the culture of the 1940s. Did you know the minimum wage at that time was forty-three (43) cents an hour? | ||
| Old Time Radio | ||
| Sound bites fron the 1940s - listen to radio commercials, news briefs, program introductions and comedy routines. You may have to look around this table of contents to find the various links. | ||
| Chinese New Year | ||
| Origins, traditions and facts about the Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated. | ||
| Ebbets Field | ||
| Click on National, Past, Ebbets Field. See where Jackie Robinson played in Brooklyn. | ||
| Players of the 1940s | ||
| Follow these directories for biographies of several old-timers: Yahooligans Home > Sports and Recreation > Baseball > Major League Baseball (MLB) > Players > Former Players > | ||
| America's Library (Library of Congress site) | ||
| This link brings you to Jackie Robinson and baseball. For other collections go to their home page and Collection Finder. Most of their collections, at the present time, are before 1840. | ||
| Chinese New Year | ||
| Chinese New Year Printables from Activity Village | ||
| The 1940's | ||
| 1940's timeline | ||
| Boys Clothes during the 1940s | ||
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Updated June 02, 2005 |
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