What generation is 1940? Silent Generation

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About the Generation (1940)

The Silent Generation (1928-1945): Came of age during the post-war era, known for their conformist attitudes and silent approach to political and social issues.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1940

  • John Lennon (Oct 9, 1940)
  • PelĂ© (Oct 23, 1940)
  • Bruce Lee (Nov 27, 1940)
  • Chuck Norris (Mar 10, 1940)
  • Ringo Starr (Jul 7, 1940)
  • Al Pacino (Apr 25, 1940)
  • Alex Trebek (Jul 22, 1940)
  • Tom Jones (Jun 7, 1940)
  • Nancy Pelosi (Mar 26, 1940)
  • Vicente Fernández (Feb 17, 1940)

What Happened in 1940

  1. Feb 27 - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14 (radiocarbon dating) at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California
  2. Mar 18 - Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler meet at Brenner Pass where the Italian dictator agrees he will, in due course, join Germany's impending war effort in the west
  3. May 10 - Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister
  4. May 12 - Nazi blitzkrieg and conquest of France begins with the crossing of the Muese River
  5. May 13 - Winston Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" in his first speech as Prime Minister to British House of Commons
  6. May 15 - Richard and Maurice McDonald open the 1st McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California
  7. May 27 - British and Allied forces begin the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during WWII
  8. Jun 4 - British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats
  9. Jun 14 - Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews and gypsies (approx. 3 million would die within its walls)
  10. Jun 15 - World War II: France surrenders to NAZI Germany, German troops occupy Paris

Top Songs 1940

  1. In the Mood - Glenn Miller
  2. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
  3. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra
  4. When You Wish Upon a Star - Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike)
  5. Only Forever - Bing Crosby
  6. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me) - The Ink Spots
  7. The Woodpecker Song - Glenn Miller
  8. The Breeze & I - Jimmy Dorsey
  9. When You Wish Upon a Star - Glenn Miller
  10. You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis

Popular Movies 1940

  1. The Grapes of Wrath - Director: Ford, John. Country: USA.
  2. His Girl Friday - Director: Hawks, Howard. Country: USA.
  3. Pinocchio - Director: Luske, Hamilton / Sharpsteen, Ben. Country: USA.
  4. Rebecca - Director: Hitchcock, Alfred. Country: USA.
  5. The Philadelphia Story - Director: Cukor, George. Country: USA.
  6. The Bank Dick - Director: Cline, Edward F.. Country: USA.
  7. Fantasia - Director: Algar, James / Armstrong, Samuel / Beebe, Ford / Ferguson, Norman / Handley, Jim / Hee, T. / Jackson, Wilfred / Luske, Hamilton / Roberts, Bill / Satterfield, Paul / Sharpsteen, Ben. Country: USA.
  8. The Great Dictator - Director: Chaplin, Charles. Country: USA.
  9. The Thief of Bagdad - Director: Berger, Ludwig / Powell, Michael / Whelan, Tim / Korda, Alexander / Korda, Zoltan / Menzies, William Cameron. Country: UK / USA.
  10. The Shop around the Corner - Director: Lubitsch, Ernst. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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