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July 2 – Joshua Bryant, American actor, director, author and speaker (d. 2024) July 3. Fontella Bass, African-American soul singer ("Rescue Me") (d. 2012) Lance Larson, American swimmer, Olympic champion, world record-holder in four events (d. 2024) Chuck Sieminski, American football player (d. 2020) Lamar Alexander, American politician
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) – biographical drama film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name [1] [2]; Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – biographical historical drama film depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States [3]
1940 – Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and Woody Woodpecker make their cartoon debuts; 1940 – Billboard magazine publishes its first music popularity chart, the predecessor to today's Hot 100; 1940 – U.S. presidential election, 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected president to a record third term, Henry A. Wallace is elected vice president
February 3, 1940 March 30, 1940 NBC NBC News with Lowell Thomas: February 21, 1940 July 30, 1940 NBC The Esso Television Reporter: March 27, 1940 May 31, 1940 NBC Boxing from Jamaica Arena: July 8, 1940 May 18, 1942 NBC
Ken Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War.
The Nazis: A Warning from History: Laurence Rees, Tilman Remme: 1997 Estonia We Lived for Estonia: Andres Sööt: 1998 United States Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy: Tracy Atkinson, Joan Baran: 1998 United States Pola's March: Jonathan Gruber: 1998 United States The Last Days: James Moll: 1998 Netherlands The Saved: Paul Cohen, Oeke Hoogendijk ...
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 ...
Who’s the biggest movie star to visit Fort Worth? Back in the day, Cowtown was a favorite stop for Hollywood royalty. We dug these photos out of the Star-Telegram archive.