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1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: A 5.3 M w earthquake shakes New England with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed four days later by a 5.6 M w shock, but total damage from the events is light.
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
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.
1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951. Hosted by Morey Amsterdam and Jerry Lester and Dagmar, it serves as the prototype for The Tonight Show; 1950 – Failed assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationals on President Harry S. Truman while he was living at Blair House.
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; ... Events from the year 1950 in the United States. Incumbents ... Timeline of United States history (1950–1969) References
Finnish ski troops in Northern Finland January 12, 1940. 1 February: The Japanese Diet announces a record high budget with over half its expenditures being military.; 5 February: Britain and France decide to intervene in Norway to cut off the iron ore trade in anticipation of an expected German occupation and ostensibly to open a route to assist Finland.
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The typical automobile in 1950 was an average of $300 more expensive than the 1940 version, but also produced in twice the numbers. Luxury brands such as Cadillac , which had been largely hand-built vehicles only available to the rich, now became a mass-produced car within the price range of the upper middle-class.