1940s Timeline
Round-the-clock air raids on Berlin
Allied troops captured Rome
Allies launched D-day assault on Normandy
U. S. began bombing campaign on Japanese mainland
German officers' attempt to assassinate Hitler failed
Paris was liberated
German V-2 rockets fell on London
General MacArthur returned to Philippines
Japanese navy suffered huge losses in Battle of Leyte Gulf
Germans were defeated in Battle of the Bulge
Shoo-Shoo Baby (Andrews Sisters)
Besame Mucho (Jimmy Dorsey)
San Fernando Valley (Bing Crosby)
I'll Get By (Harry James)
Swinging On a Star (Bing Crosby)
Boogie Woogie (Tommy Dorsey)
You Always Hurt the One You Love (Mills Brothers)
Don't Fence Me In (Bing Crosby)
A Hot Time in the Old Town of Berlin (Bing Crosby)
GI Jive (Louis Jordon)
I'm Making Believe (Ella Fitzgerald)
The Trolley Song (Vaughn Monroe)
Germans introduced the first operational jet fighter
International Monetary Fund
Civilian use of the insecticide DDT
Silicone
Five-star generals
Glenn Miller disappeared on a flight
from England to France
Germans used the V-2, the first true missile
Actor and bomber pilot, James Stewart received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Scientists discovered the link between DNA and heredity
Going My Way
Double Indemnity
Gaslight
The Purple Heart
Lifeboat
Laura
Mr. Skeffington
Meet Me in St. Louis
National Velvet
Dragon Seed
Best Actress:
Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman (Gaslight)
Best Actor:
Bing Crosby (Going My Way)