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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1942 |
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In
The News In 1942
Battle of Midway begins, marking first major defeat for the
Japanese.
Fire at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston kills 491.
Forced detention of 110,000 Japanese-Americans on the West Coast
begins.
German General Rommel is defeated at the Battle of El Alamein. |
Entertainment
in 1942
* Best Selling Fiction - The Song of Bernadette, Franz Werfel
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - See, Here, Private Hargrove, Marion
Hargrove
* Best Picture - Mrs. Miniver, MGM
* Best Director - William Wyler, Mrs. Miniver
* Best Actress - Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver
* Best Actor - James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy |
Sport
champions in 1942
* MLB - St. Louis Cardinals
* NFL - Washington Redskins
* NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs
* NCAA-Basketball - Stanford
* KY Derby - Shut Out
* U.S. Open Golf - not played
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - F.R. Schroeder Jr.
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Pauline Betz |
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