In the 1940s, cigarette consumption was at an all-time high. Its popularity was largely fueled by aggressive marketing ...

While there have been an endless number of popular Western classics through the years, the 1940s is one decade that produced ...

Some American commentators began to wonder what America would do to prepare for war. Others, remembering the horrors of the "war to end all wars" they had fought in Europe a little over two ...

Charles Lindbergh may have been known as a legendary pilot, but he had another, more sinister position in American History: as a Nazi sympathizer and spokesperson for the America First Committee ...

The de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner, makes its maiden flight. First James Clayton lecture (Institution of Mechanical Engineers premier award of its type) is authorised by Council.

In this article, we will examine the 1940 Lincoln Wheat penny and learn more about its background, characteristics, and ...

In 1940, Alaska was still a largely uncharted wilderness viewed by the rest of the country as best left to adventurous trappers and miners. The main means of transport from Alaska to the ...

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Buffalo, owned by Ralph Wilson, became the seventh franchise, October 28. Boston, owned by William H. Sullivan, became the eighth team, November 22. The first AFL draft, lasting 33 rounds, was held, ...

More than 338,000 British and French soldiers are evacuated from the French port of Dunkirk. JB Priestley, broadcasting on The Postscript, describes "the little holiday schooners that made an ...

Nazi uniforms have been banned from a 1940s-themed festival in north Norfolk after a brawl broke out last year. The North Norfolk Railway, which organises the popular Steam Back to the Forties ...

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940 and promised never to surrender. The government introduced rationing, which limited the amount of food everyone could buy. In September 1940 ...