Friends of the 40s

German troops invaded Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg

Italy declared war on Britain

Germans started bombing England

U.S. gave Britain 50 destroyers

Japan, Italy, and Germany signed 10-year Axis Pact

British defeated Italians in North Africa

In the Mood (Glenn Miller)

I'll Never Smile Again (Tommy Dorsey)

Tuxedo Junction (Glenn Miller)

Frenesi (Artie Shaw)

Ferryboat Serenade (Andrews Sisters)

Pompton Turnpike (Charlie Barnett)

I Hear a Rhapsody (Jimmy Dorsey)

All the Things You Are (Tommy Dorsey)

Darn That Dream (Benny Goodman)

Indian Summer (Tommy Dorsey)

The Woodpecker Song (Glenn Miller)

Sierra Sue (Bing Crosby)

The Jeep

The Air-raid shelter

Synthetic rubber tyres

Bugs Bunny

M&Ms

Nylon stockings

Air-conditioning

Commercial flight with pressurized cabin

Automatic vehicle transmissions

First successful helicopter flight

First color TV broadcast

The Grapes of Wrath

Rebecca

The Great Dictator

The Philadelphia Story

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Fantasia

Boom Town

Road to Singapore

The Letter

My Little Chickadee

Best Actress:
Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle)

Best Actor:
James Stewart (The Philadelphia Story)