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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1940 |
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In
The News In 1940
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of England.
Joseph Stalin orders exiled Communist leader Leon Trotsky murdered
in Mexico.
The improvisatory "bebop" style of modern jazz is
developed by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk.
FDR is elected to a third term.
The Lend-Lease Act passes, allowing the United States to help
Britain fight World War Two. |
Entertainment
in 1940
* Best Selling Fiction - How Green Was My Valley, Richard
Llewellyn
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - I Married Adventure, Osa Johnson
* Best Picture - Rebecca, Selznick-UA
* Best Director - John Ford, The Grapes of Wrath
* Best Actress - Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle
* Best Actor - James Stewart, The Philadelphia Story |
Sport
champions in 1940
* MLB - Cincinnati Reds
* NFL - Chicago Bears
* NHL - New York Rangers
* NCAA-Basketball - Indiana
* KY Derby - Gallahadion
* U.S. Open Golf - Lawson Little
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Don McNeill
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Alice Marble |
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