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John Warnock, American computer scientist and businessman (d. 2023) October 7 – Bruce Vento, American educator and politician (d. 2000) October 9. Gordon J. Humphrey, American politician; Joe Pepitone, American baseball player and coach (d. 2023) October 13 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist (d. 2022) October 16. Barry Corbin, American ...
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
May 21 – Bell Telephone Laboratories transmits a 441-line video signal, with a bandwidth of 2.7 MHz, by coaxial cable from New York to Philadelphia and back. June – W2XBS in New York ( NBC ) covers the Republican National Convention from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania for 33 hours, during a five-day period.
The first Golden Age of Television [1] is an era of television in the United States marked by its large number of live productions. The period is generally recognized as beginning in 1947 with the first episode of the drama anthology Kraft Television Theater [ 2 ] and ending in 1960 with the final episode of Playhouse 90 [ 3 ] (although a few ...
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; ... Pages in category "1940s events" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent ...
December 1940 events in North America (2 C, 1 P) C. 1940 events in Canada by month (5 C) M. 1940 events in Mexico by month (1 C) U. 1940 events in the United States ...
NBC television's relationship with Major League Baseball technically dates back to August 26, 1939. [1] It was on that particular date that on W2XBS (an experimental television station in New York City which would ultimately become NBC's flagship station, WNBC), the first-ever Major League Baseball game was televised.