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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
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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
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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.
- June 14: Auschwitz concentration camp was opened by the Nazis in Poland.
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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.
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American History - Decade 1940 - 1949
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WELCOME to the Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940
WELCOME to the Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940si.umich.edu
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1940 on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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RT @HISTORY_Daily THIS DAY IN HISTORY, 1940, Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses.
@M_O_T_H_E_R | November 07, 2009 09:13 PM -
Obama's handling of this is disgusting to anyone in the military! He's a horrible CIC!! http://www.theadmonition.com/?p=1940
@carmen914 | November 07, 2009 09:10 PM -
In order to go see Comedy Murders Of 1940, I'm going to have to finish my crap essay. D:
@SockM0nkey | November 07, 2009 09:03 PM -
RT @Sean_Is_Me: A single day is enough to make us a little larger - Paul Klee (1879 - 1940) read more here>http://bit.ly/2zeZqn
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RT @Boogaloo1: @britespark 40's girl ?????? I am 39 !!! <=Mean't 1940's #battleofbritain #secondworldwarkid
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Mahalo Answers for 1940 | View All | Ask a Question
View All 1940 Questions (9) | Ask a QuestionCould the Dust Storms of the 1940s happen again in the US? (1 Answer)The 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 simply blow ... read moreIn which year was Pearl Harbor infamously bombed? - 1942 / 1940 / 1941 / 1939 (1 Answer)That was in 1941, on a Sunday, December 7th. It was a Japanese suprise attack. read more
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