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Events from the year 1940 in the United States. Incumbents ... List of American films of 1940; Timeline of United States history (1930–1949) References
1940 – Selective Service Act, establishing the first peacetime draft in U.S. history; 1940 – Alien Registration (Smith) Act; 1940 – Oldsmobile becomes the first car maker to offer a fully automatic transmission; 1940 – Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and Woody Woodpecker make their cartoon debuts
Timeline of pre–United States history; ... Music history of the United States (1900–1940) ... List of United States military history events.
During the 1940s, sporting events were disrupted and changed by the events that engaged and shaped the entire world. The 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games were cancelled because of World War II . During World War II in the United States Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis and numerous stars and performers from American baseball and other sports ...
1940 United States presidential election: ... The World Over in 1940 (1941) detailed coverage of world events online free; 914pp; External links. 1940 WWII Timeline;
Finnish ski troops in Northern Finland January 12, 1940. 1 February: The Japanese Diet announces a record high budget with over half its expenditures being military.; 5 February: Britain and France decide to intervene in Norway to cut off the iron ore trade in anticipation of an expected German occupation and ostensibly to open a route to assist Finland.
1940 in the United States by state or territory (52 C) 1940 events in the United States by month (11 C) 1940 disestablishments in the United States (29 C, 19 P)
The events in the United States triggered a worldwide depression, which led to deflation and a great increase in unemployment. In the United States between 1929 and 1933, unemployment soared from 3% of the workforce to 25%, while manufacturing output collapsed by one-third. Local relief was overwhelmed.