1944 Annual History Facts Politics: The Bretton Woods Agreement started the International Monetary Fund, now the World Bank. Influential Songs include Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra and Would You Like To Swing On A Star by Bing Crosby. Also, The Trolley Song by Judy Garland The Big Movies included Meet Me in St. Louis, National Velvet, and Going My
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1942 Annual History Facts The Food: Nachos were invented in 1943 by Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Influential Songs include Oklahoma! by the Broadway Cast Artistry in Rhythm by Stan Kenton and Oh! What A Beautiful Mornin’ by Bing Crosby and Trudy Erwin or Frank Sinatra The Big Movies included This is
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1942 Annual History Facts Politics: Hawaii had unique US banknotes from 1942 through the war’s end. In case of Japanese invasion, the US government would have declared the notes worthless to prevent use by Japanese troops. Influential Songs include White Christmas by Bing Crosby, Deep In The Heart of Texas by Alvino Rey, and There’ll
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1941 Annual History Facts Politics: On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated that Four Freedoms should prevail everywhere in the world… 1- freedom of speech and expression, 2- freedom of worship, 3- freedom from want, and 4- freedom from fear. Influential Songs include Stardust by Artie Shaw, A String of Pearls by Genn
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1940 Annual History Facts The Comics: Superman bad guy Lex Luthor was originally drawn with a full head of red hair, in Action Comics #23, but an artist’s mistake made the iconic villain bald. Influential Songs include Frenesi by Artie Shaw, The Breeze and I by Jimmy Dorsey, and We Three (My Echo, My Shadow
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1939 Annual History Facts Human Rights: The UK loaned the Lincoln Cathedral copy of the Magna Carta to the US during World War 2 for safekeeping. Influential Songs include: Moonlight Serenade and In The Mood by Glenn Miller, Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday, and God Bless America by Kate Smith The Big Movies included Gone
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1938 Annual History Facts Politics: Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, establishing the first minimum wage and forty-hour week. Influential Songs include: Begin The Beguine by Artie Shaw I Can’t Get Started by Bunny Berigan, and A-Tisket A-Tasket by Chick Webb The Big Movies included The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sweethearts, and Boys Town
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1937 Annual History Facts Aviation: In July, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared after taking off from New Guinea during Earhart’s attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world. Music: Strange Fruit, one of the first banned protest songs, was written as a poem by Abel Meeropol. Influential Songs include: One
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1936 Annual History Facts Politics: The UK’s Edward VIII abdicated to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Pop Standards include Pennies From Heaven, The Way You Look Tonight, Summertime, and I’ve Got You Under My Skin The Big Movies included Modern Times, San Francisco, and Three Smart Girls Price of 100 yards of yarn in
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1935 Annual History Facts Politics: When Social Security set the retirement age at 65 in 1935, the average American only lived 61.7 years The biggest Songs include: Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire, Isle of Capri by Ray Noble, and Red Sails in the Sunset by Guy Lombardo The Big Movies included Mutiny on the
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