Historical Events In 1940
Saturday, 10 June 2023
Feb 23 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released in the year 1940.
Feb 24 Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" in the year 1940.
Feb 25 1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians) on this day in history.
Feb 26 On this day in history the US Air Defense Command is created.
Feb 26 US Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, NY in the year 1940.
Feb 27 In the year 1940 martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14
Feb 27 Peter Behrens, German architect, dies on this day in history.
Feb 28 On this day in history 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)
Feb 28 In the year 1940 johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81
Feb 28 In the year 1940 mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born
Feb 28 On this day in history richard Wright's "Native Son" published
Feb 28 In the year 1940 the birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver
Feb 28 The first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden in the year 1940.
Feb 28 US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)) on this day in history.
Feb 29 "Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars in the year 1940.
Feb 29 On this day in history 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)
Feb 29 In the year 1940 edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies
Feb 29 In the year 1940 gone with the Wind picks up eight Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.
Feb 29 Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer on this day in history.
Feb 29 On this day in history hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar
Feb 29 In the year 1940 the birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver
Mar 01 On this day in history 12th Academy Awards
Mar 01 In the year 1940 12th Academy Awards "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat &Vivien Leigh win
Mar 01 12th Academy Awards: "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat &Vivien Leigh win on this day in history.
Mar 01 Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73 on this day in history.
Mar 01 Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published in the year 1940.
Mar 02 In the year 1940 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC
Mar 02 Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland on this day in history.
Mar 03 Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label in the year 1940.
Mar 06 1st US telecast from an airplane, NYC on this day in history.
Mar 07 Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home in the year 1940.
Mar 07 On this day in history the Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles.
Mar 07 Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain in the year 1940.
Mar 10 In the year 1940 1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci
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