| World Series Champions: |
Cincinatti Reds |
| NFL Champions: |
Chicago Bears |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
New York Rangers |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Lawson Little |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Donald McNeill/Alice Marble |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
not held |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Minnesota |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Indiana |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Gallahadion |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons:
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Hedy Lamarr, Rita Hayworth, Lana
Turner, Betty Grable |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The1940 Quotes" |
"Now I'm going to tell you something I've kept
to myself for years. None of you ever knew George
Gipp. He was long before your time, but you all know
what a tradition he is at Notre Dame. And the last
thing he said to me, 'Rock,'he said, 'sometime when
the team is up against it and the breaks are beating
the boys, tell them to go out there with all they've
got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know
where I'll be then, Rock,'he said, 'but I'll know
about it and I'll be happy' "
- Pat O'Brien in 'Knute Rocke All American'
"I'll be all around in the dark, I'll be everywhere.
Wherever you can look, wherever there's a fight, so
hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's
a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be there
in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be there
in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they
know supper's ready, and when people are eatin' the
stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they built
- I'll be there, too"
- Henry Fonda, in 'The Grapes of Wrath'
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Winston Churchill |
| Miss America: |
Frances Burke (Philadelphia, PA) |
| The Scandal: |
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| Nerd News: |
Bugs Bunny was born in in Brooklyn, New York, although
a similar, unnamed rabbit was in several Warner Brothers
cartoons in 1938 and 1939, his first actual appearnce
is considered 'A Wild Hare' with long-time frienemy
Elmer Fudd.
The 'America First Committee' was founded, and had
nearly 1,000,000 members. The peace organization was
designed to keep the U.S> out of World War II.
They disbanded on December 11, 1941.
Frank Mars and Bruce Murrie manufactured a candy-coated
chocolate in six different colors - red, green, yellow,
brown and violet. In 1949 violet was replaced by tan.
M&Ms survived the red dye scare of 1976, and the
rumored amourosity of the green ones.
UNSUNG HERO, Chiune Sugihara was the Japanese
consul general in Lithuania. Against tradition,
and specific orders, he gave thousands of visas
to nearly anyone who asked for them, and many
did ask, so they could escape from the Nazi
regime. He was fired of course, and lost his
entire career. Why? He later said "They
were human beings, and they needed help. I'm
glad I found the stregnth to give it to them."
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| The Habit: |
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| 1st appearances & 1940's
Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot
range model BB rifle with a compass in the stock |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
Rebecca |
