1940s Timeline
Manila fell, MacArthur retreated to Bataan
U. S. troops landed in Northern Ireland
Japanese won Battle of Java Sea.
MacArthur left Philippines for Australia
Doolittle led air raid on Toyko
Japanese suffered first loss in
Battle of Coral Sea
German troops reached Stalingrad
U. S. Navy won battle at Midway Island
Montgomery defeated Rommel at El Alamein
Halsey defeated Japanese in Solomons
U. S. troops landed in North Africa
A String of Pearls (Glenn Miller)
I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo (Glenn Miller)
White Christmas (Bing Crosby)
Sleepy Lagoon (Harry James)
Moonlight Cocktail (Glenn Miller)
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (Andrews Sisters)
Strip Polka (Kay Kyser)
Tangerine (Jimmy Dorsey)
Jersey Bounce (Benny Goodman)
My Devotion (Vaughn Monroe)
Blues in the Night (Woody Herman)
Der Fuehrer's Face (Spike Jones)
The term "G.I. Joe"
"Sad Sack" cartoon
Kodacolor film
Bazookas
Chattanooga Choo Choo became first
gold record
Radar was into operational use
Germans successfully tested the V-2 rocket
Tests began on the first American jet aircraft, the P-59A
Enrico Fermi accomplished first controlled nuclear chain reaction
Hollywood produced 70 war-related movies within 6 months after Pearl Harbour
Mrs. Miniver
Casablanca
Pride of the Yankees
Wake Island
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Tortilla Flat
Road to Morocco
The Magnificent Ambersons
Woman of the Year
Random Harvest
Best Actress:
Greer Garson (Mrs. Miniver)
Best Actor:
James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)