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Timeline of the 1940s
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World War II: V-E Day Hattie McDaniel stands indoors holding her Academy Award plaque, wearing a dark dress with a sequined shawl, with flowers and framed photos on a table behind her. Richard Wright Railway tracks lead to the brick entrance building and guard tower of Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp near Oswiecim, Poland. Orson Welles USS Shaw Lobby card for the 1942 film Holiday Inn shows Fred Astaire dancing with Marjorie Reynolds on a decorated stage, while Bing Crosby sits at a grand piano in the foreground. Japanese American internment: removal Anne Frank Edward Hopper: Nighthawks

Timeline of the 1940s: References & Edit History

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  • Mindy Johnston
    Mindy Spitzer Johnston is Managing Editor at Encyclopædia Britannica. 

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-reference. Aug 13, 2026
Add new Web site: Historic UK - World War 2 Timeline – 1940. Jan 17, 2026
Added Discover More section. Nov 20, 2025
New article added. Jun 20, 2025
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