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Frank Zappa, American musician, songwriter, composer, guitarist, ... List of American films of 1940; Timeline of United States history (1930–1949) References
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.
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
Strain of violence: Historical studies of American violence and vigilantism (Oxford UP, 1975) online; also see online. Bruns, Roger. Zoot Suit Riots (ABC-CLIO 2014), Hispanics in Los Angeles in 1940s. Chicago Commission on Race Relations. The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot (1922) on Chicago race riot of 1919
1940s American radio programs (4 C, 456 P) S. 1940s in American sports (15 C, 2 P) 1940s strikes in the United States (17 P) T. ... History of the United States (1945 ...
Morris, Richard B. Encyclopedia of American History (1953 and later editions) online; Murray Robert K. The Harding Era 1921–1923: Warren G. Harding and his Administration. University of Minnesota Press, 1969, a standard academic study; Nevins, Allan and Louis M. Hacker. The United States and Its Place in World Affairs, 1918-1943 (1943) online
Cole, Wayne S. America First: The Battle against Intervention, 1940–41 (1953) Cole, Wayne S. Charles A. Lindbergh and the Battle against American Intervention in World War II (1974) Davies, Gareth, and Julian E. Zelizer, eds. America at the Ballot Box: Elections and Political History (2015) pp. 153–66. DeSilvio, David.
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)