1940 to 1949
What was happening in history...
1940 - Oldsmobile becomes the first car maker to offer a fully automatic transmission
1940 - Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry make their cartoon debuts 1940 - Lincoln Junior Farmers Club organized 1940 - U.S. Presidential election, 1940 Franklin D Roosevelt wins re-election to a record third term 1941 - Attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters World War II by declaring war on Japan the next day on December 8, and three days later against Germany and Italy 1941 - Golden Banner Boys Club organized (also known as Barton Golden Banner Boys, members of Barton & Union Townships) 1942 - Japanese American internment begins, per executive order by President Roosevelt; the order also authorizes the seizure of their property. 1942 - 1945 - Automobile production in the United States for private consumers halted. 1942 - Grove Progressive Farmers Club organized 1943 - Kensett Future Farmers changed name back to Brookfield Boosters 1944 - U.S. Presidential election, 1944: Franklin D Roosevelt wins re-election, becomes the only U.S. president elected to a fourth term 1944 - Silver Lake Beavers Club organized 1944 - Danville Peppy Pals Club organized (lasted 1 year) 1945 - Franklin D Roosevelt dies; Harry S Truman becomes President 1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Days later, Japan surrenders, ending World War II 1946 - Philippines regain independence from the United States 1946 - Barton Bannerettes Club organized, March 25th 1947 - Polaroid camera invented 1947 - NRG Club organized 1948 - U.S. Presidential election, President Truman re-elected 1949 - Germany divided into East and West 1949 - Hanlon Highlighters Club organized 1949 - Brookfield Boosters was changed to Kensett-Brookfield Club |