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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1943 |
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In
The News In 1943
Detroit erupts in race riots which cause 34 deaths, 700
injured.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising holds the Nazis at bay for several days
before the ghetto is liquidated.
U.S. military begins invasion of Italy.
Marines begin advancement on Gilbert Island.
The Soviets turn back Hitler's troops at Stalingrad. |
Entertainment
in 1943
* Best Selling Fiction - The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Under Cover, John Roy Carlson
* Best Picture - Casablanca, Warner Bros.
* Best Director - Michael Curtiz, Casablanca
* Best Actress - Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette
* Best Actor - Paul Lukas, Watch on the Rhine |
Sport
champions in 1943
* MLB - New York Yankees
* NFL - Chicago Bears
* NHL - Detroit Red Wings
* NCAA-Basketball - Wyoming
* KY Derby - Count Fleet
* U.S. Open Golf - not played
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Joseph Hunt
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Pauline Betz |
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