1940s

  • president

    https://www.biography.com/us-president/franklin-d-roosevelt Fact 1 He was born in 1822 and died in 1945
    Fact 2 He was the 32 president
    Fact 3 He was the only president to serve more than two terms as president
  • music

    http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html Fact 1 His full name was ray Charles Robinson he was born in September 23 1930 and died in June 10 2004
    Fact 2 Frank Sinatra was born December 12 1915 and died may 14 1998 He was known for his soothing heart felt voice
    Fact 3 His full name was Luis Daniel Armstrong he was born in august 4 1901 and died in July 6 1971
  • technology

    https://www.scubadiving-phuket.com/history-scuba-diving/ Fact 1 Scuba diving equipment was invented in 1943
    Fact 2 It was made by Jacques Cousteau
    Fact 3 it was made in france then it was called the aqua lung
  • actor

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248904/ Fact 1 nelson eddy was born in 1901 and died in 1967
    Fact 2 He was born in Rhode island and died in Miami Florida
    Fact 3 When he was growing up he wanted to be a singer because his parents and grandparents were singers
  • sports figure

    https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/dimaggio-joe Fact 1 Joe DiMaggio was born in 1914 and died in 1999
    Fact 2 He has 361 home runs
    Fact 3 He played center field
  • Toys

    http://www.skooldays.com/blog/toys-in-the-40s/ Fact 1 The Gilbert chem set was invented to get the Gilbert toy company into the trend of science kits but this was a very dangerous science kit
    Fact 2 Clue was a game where there was a murder and you had to find out who it is
    Fact 3 Slinky's were the most popular toy of the decade
  • transportation

    ttps://www.lowrider.com/rides/cars/1206-lrmp-1947-pontiac-torpedo/h Fact 1 The car was produced from 1940 to 1948
    Fact 2 It was the biggest car Pontiac was producing at the time
    Fact 3 The car that replaced the Pontiac torpedo was the Pontiac chieftain
  • Fashion

    https://vintagedancer.com/1940s/ Fact 1 Women's clothing often looked like utility clothing
    Fact 2 Shoulder pads were often in suits and made your shoulders look pointy
    Fact 3 Trench coats were large and long jackets
  • News Event

    https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/warsaw-ghetto-uprising Fact 1 It started in april 19 and ended in may 16 1943
    Fact 2 Residents in nazi ocupied warssaw , poland , staged an armed revolt
    Fact 3 This happened because they wanted to stop other jewish people from being deported to extermination camps
  • movie

    https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/phantom-opera/ Fact 1 phantom of the opera was directed by Arthur Luben
    Fact 2 It was made in 1943
    Fact 3 It is about a disfigured violinist who haunts the Paris opera house
  • tv

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165006/ Fact 1 crusade in Europe was a 26 episode show showing ww2 footage
    Fact 2 It was the first extensive documentary for television
    Fact 3 It started in 1949 and ended in 1949