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  2. 1940 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    December 8 – The Chicago Bears, in what will become the most one-sided victory in National Football League history, defeat the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. December 17 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt , at his regular press conference, first sets forth the outline of his plan to send aid to Great Britain ...

  3. Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949)

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    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

  4. 1940s - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Category:1940s in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1940s American radio programs (4 C, ... American social policy during the Second Red Scare; ... History of the United States (1945–1964) ...

  6. 1940 - Wikipedia

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    London Underground during the Blitz, 1940. September – The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division (previously a National Guard Division in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma), is activated and ordered into federal service for one year, to engage in a training program in Ft. Sill and Louisiana, prior to serving in WWII.

  7. History of the United States (1917–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The United States became more anti-immigration in outlook during this period. The American Immigration Act of 1924 limited immigration from countries where 2% of the total U.S. population, per the 1890 census (not counting African Americans), were immigrants from that country. Thus, the massive influx of Europeans that had come to America ...

  8. Category:1940 events in the United States by month - Wikipedia

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