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Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models will be sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff that the car has no future in the U.S. (The VW Beetle goes on to become the greatest automobile phenomenon in American history.)
The 1940s (pronounced "nineteen-forties" and commonly abbreviated as "the '40s" or "the Forties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1940, and ended on December 31, 1949. Most of World War II took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most countries and people in Europe , Asia , and elsewhere.
Miss America 1940s delegates (19 P) 1940s in American music (10 C, 10 P) P. 1940s in American politics (11 C) ... (1930–1949) 0–9. 1940 in the United States;
Members of the Hollywood Ten and their families in 1950, protesting the impending incarceration of the Ten. The Hollywood blacklist was the mid-20th century banning of suspected Communists from working in the United States entertainment industry.
This is a list of people and other topics appearing on the cover of Time magazine in the 1940s. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of a person's notability, fame or notoriety. Such features were accompanied by ...
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
This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. ... 1940–1942 1943–1949: 2: Minnesota: Republican: ... American: 1796–1869