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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 ...
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.
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s Pages in category "1940 births" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 11,889 total. This list ...
This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...
Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940), decided, allowing a racially restrictive covenant to be lifted. November 13 – Walt Disney's third feature film, Fantasia, is released. It is the first box office failure for Disney, though it recoups its cost years later and becomes one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films.
1940s baby names are making a comeback — some of them, at least. ... Some of the most famous people of the time were entertainers whose names became popular for the babies born that decade. Joan ...
1940 United States: SCLC and SNCC activist, organizer, and leader Muhammad Yunus: 1940 Bangladesh: Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.} John Lewis: 1940 2020 United States
Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1940s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 5 February 2025, at 17:44 (UTC). Text is available under ...