Page 3: Historical Events In 1940

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

Feb 25   1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians).   

Feb 26   The US Air Defense Command is created   

Feb 26   US Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, NY   

Feb 27   Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14   

Feb 27   Peter Behrens, German architect, dies   

Feb 28   1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37).   

Feb 28   Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

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

Feb 28   Mario Andretti, Race-car driver is born.   

Feb 28   Richard Wright's "Native Son" published   

Feb 28   The inaugural college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden.   

Feb 28   US population at 131669275 (12865518 blacks (9.8%))   

Feb 29   45 U boats sunk this month (170000 ton)   

Feb 29   Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies   

Feb 29   Gone with the Wind picks up eight Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.   

Feb 29   Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer   

Feb 29   Hattie McDaniel is recorded as becoming inaugural black woman to win an Oscar   

Feb 29   In this year, "Gone with the Wind," claims 8 Oscars.   

Feb 29   Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver is born   

Mar 01   12th Academy Awards "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh win.   

Mar 01   12th Academy Awards.   

Mar 01   12th Academy Awards: "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh win.   

Mar 01   Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73   

Mar 01   Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published.   

Mar 02   1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC.   

Mar 02   Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland   

Mar 03   Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label.   

Mar 06   1st US telecast from an airplane, NYC   

Mar 07   Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home   

Mar 07   The Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165000 people in 1.6 square miles   

Mar 07   Winston Churchill is recorded as becoming PM of Britain   

Mar 10   1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci.   

Mar 10   Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Merchant of Venice), dies at 68.   

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Jan 02   S. r. s. varadhan: Indian-american mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma schoonmaker: Actress/editor (casino, cape fear, good fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony skooter teague: Texas, actor (how to succeed in business)   

Jan 04   Brian josephson: British physicist (nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut jahn: German architect   

Jan 04   Gao xingjian: Chinese-born french novelist and dramatist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Dany saval: Oakland calif, actress (boeing boeing, moon pilot)   

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: American writer   

Jan 01   Panuganti lakshminarasimha rao: Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   Conrad weiss: German writer/poet (heart of words),    

Jan 05   Tina modotti: [maria del carmen], ital/mexican communist,   

Jan 12   Erich r jaensch: German psychologist (eidetiek),    

Jan 18   Kazimierz p tetmajer: Polish writer/poet (young poland),    

Jan 20   Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van bosch: Revue/operetta-artist,    

Jan 25   Elias simojoki: Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)