1947 Annual History Facts Politics: The US Marshall Plan to reconstruct post-war Western Europe was unveiled in June. The Candy Strike: After a chocolate bar increased from 5 cents to 8 cents, hundreds of children marched and protested on the capitol building in British Columbia, shutting down the government for a day. It is known […]
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1947 Books & Bestsellers 1947 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Miracle of the Bells by Russell Janney 2. The Moneyman by Thomas B. Costain 3. Gentleman’s Agreement by Laura Z. Hobson 4. Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts 5. The Vixens by Frank Yerby 6. The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck 7. House Divided by Ben Ames Williams 8. Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis 9. East Side, West Side by
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1946 Annual History Facts Politics: Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech in Missouri, USA, marked the beginning of the Cold War between the West and the USSR. Geography: The United States tried to purchase Greenland from Denmark for $100 million. Influential Songs include: On The Atchison Topeka and The Santa Fe by Judy Garland and Get
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1946 Books & Bestsellers 1946 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The King’s General by Daphne du Maurier 2. This Side of Innocence by Taylor Caldwell 3. The River Road by Frances Parkinson Keyes 4. The Miracle of the Bells by Russell Janney 5. The Hucksters by Frederic Wakeman 6. The Foxes of Harrow by Frank Yerby 7. Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque 8. The Black
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1945 Annual History Facts Politics: President Harry S Truman had no Vice President during his entire first term, April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949, after FDR’s death. Influential Songs include: Till The End of Time by Perry Como, Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) by Billie Holiday, and There! I’ve Said It Again
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1945 Books & Bestsellers 1945 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor 2. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 3. The Black Rose by Thomas B. Costain 4. The White Tower by James Ramsey Ullman 5. Cass Timberlane by Sinclair Lewis 6. A Lion Is in the Streets by Adria Locke Langley 7. So Well Remembered by James Hilton 8. Captain from Castile by Samuel Shellabarger 9. Earth
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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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1944 Books & Bestsellers 1944 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith 2. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor 5. The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 6. The Green Years by A.J. Cronin 7. Leave Her to Heaven by Ben Ames Williams 8. Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge 9. A
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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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1943 Books & Bestsellers 1943 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 2. The Valley of Decision by Marcia Davenport 3. So Little Time by John P. Marquand 4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 5. The Human Comedy by William Saroyan 6. Mrs. Parkington by Louis Bromfield 7. The Apostle by Sholem Asch 8. Hungry Hill by Daphne du Maurier 9.
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