1940s

The following events occured in the 1940s:

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Events

Deaths

Real-world events

  • World War II, which began in 1937, ends in 1945.
  • The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
  • The Cold War begins in 1947.

See also


20th century
1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s