Feb 22 German air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578

Feb 10 US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner

Feb 23 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released

Feb 29 The birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver

Feb 28 US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%))

Feb 28 Richard Wright's "Native Son" published

Feb 01 Russia begins new offensive against Finland

Feb 05 Glenn Miller &his Orchestra record "Tuxedo Junction"

Feb 12 The Adventures of Superman serial premieres on the Mutual radio network, featuring Bud Collyer in the title role.

Feb 05 General Winckelman replaces General Reijnders as Dutch supreme commander

Feb 08 Germans set up the Lodz ghetto. 31,721 rooms contain more than 160,000 Jews by May 1.

Feb 09 Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

Feb 26 The US Air Defense Command is created.

Feb 23 Russian troops conquer Lasi Island

Feb 10 Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM

Feb 10 "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1

Feb 28 The birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver

Feb 24 Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"

Feb 13 Bradman scores 209 in 161 minutes for South Australia at the WACA

Feb 29 "Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars

Feb 07 Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York NY)

Feb 10 US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer

Feb 28 Mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born

Feb 14 British merchant vessel fleet is armed

Feb 22 Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island

Feb 07 British railroads nationalized

Feb 16 British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway

Apr 08 HMS GLOWWORM (Lt Cdr Gerard Roope+, awarded VC), sunk , NW of Trondheim in Norwegian Sea by German 8in-gunned heavy cruiser 'Admiral Hipper'. Detached from screen for British minelaying operations to search for man overboard at time of German invasion of Norway; 40 survivors. 'Hipper' damaged when rammed by 'Glowworm'

Apr 09 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2639 Planman

Apr 13 NY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup

Apr 25 Two Canadian battalions held back in Scotland; on the way to join British force bound for Norway.

Apr 27 Himmler issues directive to establish a concentration camp at Auschwitz.

Apr 25 The birth of Al Pacino, American actor

Apr 09 German forces invade Denmark and Norway during World War 2

Apr 28 Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"

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