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Famous Birthdays
- Jul. 07: Ringo Starr - The Beatles
- Jul. 13: Patrick Stewart - Star Trek
- Jul. 18: Joe Torre - Baseball Manager
- Jul. 23: Don Imus - Radio Host
Billboard Chart Toppers
Top Movies
13th Acadamy Awards
- Presented on February 27, 1941
- Best Picture: Rebecca
- Best Actor: James Stewart for The Philadelphia Story
- Best Actress: Ginger Rogers for Kitty Foyle
- Best Director: John Ford for The Grapes of Wrath
Championship Teams
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June 1940
- June 14: Auschwitz concentration camp was opened by the Nazis in Poland.
- June 22: World War II: Adolf Hitler forces France to sign an armistice after the Nazis took over Paris.
July 27 1940
July 27: Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "Merrie Melodies A Wild Hare."
July 1940
- July 20: Billboard published their first Top songs chart, Tommy Dorsey's tune I'll Never Smile Again was the first #1 for week ending July 27th.
Mahalo Answers for 1940
Could the Dust Storms of the 1940s happen again in the US? 1 AnswerThe prospect is more unlikely due to improved irrigation methods and Crop rotation which would keep the top soil from being eroded to the point that it would si... read more
In which year was Pearl Harbor infamously bombed? - 1942 / 1940 / 1941 / 1939 1 AnswerThat was in 1941, on a Sunday, December 7th. It was a Japanese suprise attack. read more
What are the similarities between Dust Bowl poverty of the 1940s and modern day Ethiopia? 1 AnswerSimilarities of the Dust Bowl poverty and modern day Ethiopia are 1.Severe drought 2.Citizens face famine due to the the drought 3.Critical water shortages ... read more - June 14: Auschwitz concentration camp was opened by the Nazis in Poland.




