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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1944 |
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In
The News In 1944
DNA, the basic genetic material of the cell, is found by
scientists at the Rockefeller Institute.
D-Day, the Normandy invasion of Europe by U.S. and the Allies
begins.
U.S. forces land at Leyte, the Philippines.
President Roosevelt signs the GI Bill giving education and housing
benefits to veterans. |
Entertainment
in 1944
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Johannes V. Jensen - Denmark
* Best Selling Fiction - Strange Fruit, Lillian Smith
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - I Never Left Home, Bob Hope
* Best Picture - Going My Way, Paramount
* Best Director - Leo McCarey, Going My Way
* Best Actress - Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight
* Best Actor - Bing Crosby, Going My Way |
Sport
champions in 1944
* MLB - St. Louis Cardinals
* NFL - Green Bay Packers
* NHL - Montreal Canadiens
* NCAA-Basketball - Utah
* KY Derby - Pensive
* U.S. Open Golf - not played
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Frank Parker
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Pauline Betz |
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