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News Headlines This Week: |
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May 27 - British & French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
May 28 - Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up
May 28 - British-French troops capture Narvik Norway
May 28 - Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase" premieres in NYC
May 29 - In WW II, Germans capture Ostend & Ypres in Belgium & Lille in France
May 29 - Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 seconds)
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Songs for 1940 |
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The Woodpecker Song by Glenn Miller
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In the Mood by Glenn Miller
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Only Forever by Bing Crosby
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Careless by Glenn Miller
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I'll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra
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Frenesi by Artie Shaw
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Trade Winds by Bing Crosby
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Tuxedo Junction by Glenn Miller
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When You Wish Upon a Star by Glenn Miller
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Sierra Sue by Bing Crosby
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| 1940 Prices |
US
President |
| Bread: |
$0.08/loaf |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Milk: |
$0.51/gal |
US
Vice President |
| Eggs: |
$0.59/doz |
John N. Garner |
| Car: |
$810 |
Academy Award Winners
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| Gas: |
$0.18/gal |
| Best Picture: | Rebecca |
| | Produced By Selznick International |
| Best Actor: | James Stewart |
| | in The Philadelphia Story |
| Best Actress: | Ginger Rogers |
| | in Kitty Foyle |
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| House: |
$6,558 |
| Stamp: |
$0.03/ea |
| Avg Income: |
$1,906/yr |
| Min Wage: |
$0.30/hr |
| DOW Avg: |
131
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| People born in 1940 |
February 6 - Tom Brokaw
February 28 – Mario Andretti
March 1 - Chuck Norris
October 9 - John Winston Lennon
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Top Books in 1940 |
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A Mathematician's Apology
by G. H. Hardy
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
by Carson McCullers
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Daniel Boone
by James Daugherty
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Native Son
by Richard Wright
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| Sports Headlines This 1940 |
World Series : New York Yankees over Cinncinatti
Champion Batter : National League, Debs Garms , Pittsburgh Pirates , .355
Champion Batter : American League, Joe Di Maggio, New York Yankees, .352
Indianapolis Classic : Wilbur Shaw in Boyle Special, 114.277 mph (3rd first place)
Woman's Tennis : Singles, Miss Alice Marble Doubles Miss Marple with R LRiggs
Pro Golf Association : Bryon Nelson
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