What Happened in 1941
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Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) Draws Political Cartoons for PM Magazine
These cartoons rail against isolationism, racism, and ant-Semitism with a conviction and fervor lacking in most other American editorial pages of... Read more
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John Edward "Jack" Reagan dies
John Edward "Jack" Reagan (1883–1941) was the father of United States President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) and his older brother Neil "Moon" Reagan... Read more
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Ronald Reagan is Elected to Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild
Reagan was first elected to the Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild in 1941, serving as an alternate. Following World War II, he resumed... Read more
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Agatha Christie publishes N or M?
N or M? is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1941 and in the UK by the Collins... Read more
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Llandaff Cathedral is Badly Damaged by a German Bomb During the Cardiff Blitz
On the evening of 2 January 1941 during World War II the cathedral was severely damaged when a landmine was dropped near it during the Cardiff... Read more
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James Joyce Dies
With the death of James Joyce there passes the strangest and most original figure which Ireland gave to Europe in this generation. The ban... Read more
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Franklin Roosevelt's third inauguration
The only chief executive to serve more than two terms, President Roosevelt took office for the third time as Europe and Asia engaged in war. The... Read more
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"High Sierra" Is Released
High Sierra (1941) is an early heist film and film noir written by W.R. Burnett and John Huston from the novel by Burnett. The movie features Ida... Read more
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The United Service Organization Is Chartered
The United Service Organizations, popularly known as the USO, was chartered on February 4, 1941, in order to provide recreation for on-leave... Read more
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Paul E. Tsongas Is Born
Paul Efthemios Tsongas; February 14, 1941–January 18, 1997) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a one-time candidate for the... Read more
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Swansea Blitz
The Swansea Blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany on 19 February-21 February 1941. Swansea was... Read more
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"The Lady Eve" Is Released
The Lady Eve is a 1941 screwball comedy film about a mismatched couple who meet on a luxury liner, written by Preston Sturges based on a story by... Read more
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Eastern Airlines Flight 31 Crashes, Killing 16
Eastern Airlines Flight 21, night of February 26, 1941. Sometimes called the “Rickenbacker Crash” due to the presence of Eastern Airlines President... Read more
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13th Academy Awards
The 1940 Academy Award Winners Picture: Rebecca Actor: James Stewart (The Philadelphia Story) Actress: Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle) Supporting... Read more
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Clydebank Blitz
On 13th March, 1941, 236 Luftwaffe bombers attacked targets in the Clydebank area. These included the shipyards, Dalnottar tank farm and large... Read more
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Blizzard of 1941
The most severe blizzard in modern history struck North Dakota and Minnesota. The blizzard hit on a Saturday night while many are traveling, and... Read more
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The English City of Plymouth Sustains Heavy Bombing from German Luftwaffe in the 'March Raids'
At just after 8.30pm the alert was sounded and at 8.39 the attack started. First came a group of Heinkel III bombers flying at between 9,900 and... Read more
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Battle of Cape Matapan
The Battle of Cape Matapan (Greek: Ναυμαχία του Ταίναρου) was a World War II naval battle fought from March 27 to March 29, 1941. The cape is on... Read more
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Wisconsin Beats Washington State in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
The 1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more
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Craig Wood wins the 8th Masters Tournament
...by the time Wood reached the 1941 Masters, he was still winless in majors, but had lost playoffs at all four of what are now known as the major... Read more
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Axis Powers Begin Invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the Bombing of Belgrade
At the end of March 1941 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was forced to join the Axis, which ignited a popular revolution in the country; this led to a... Read more
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Battle of Fort Roupel
Like the Maginot Line on the Franco-German border, the Metaxas Line was outflanked by German forces specifically when the Germans invaded Greece in... Read more
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Yugoslav Army Begins Albanian Offensive
In accordance with the Royal Yugoslav Army’s war plan, R-41, a strategy was formulated that, in the face of a massive Axis attack, a retreat on all... Read more
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Japanese Forces Retreat from Shanggao
On high at about 120 km southwest of Nanchang, the Jinjiang River north, briefly Hunan and Jiangxi Road (Nanchang to Changsha) hub of the east... Read more
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German Forces Seize Thessaloniki
On the dawn of April 6, the German armies invaded Greece, while the Luftwaffe began an intensive bombardment of Belgrade. The XL Panzer Corps—which... Read more