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  2. 1940s - Wikipedia

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    By the 1940s, he was an entertainment superstar who mastered all of the major media formats of the day, movies, radio, and recorded music. Aníbal Troilo, one of the most famous Bandoneon players in the Golden Age of Tango; The most popular music style during the 1940s was swing, which prevailed during World War II

  3. 1940s in music - Wikipedia

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    Genoveva Jimenez was a famous Latin American musician during the late 1940s. Agustin Lara Consuelo Velázquez with Pedro Vargas. Other famous performers include Pedro Vargas, Luis Aguilar, Ana María González, Trío Calaveras, Trío Los Panchos. Mariachi an ensemble that consists of guitarrón, vihuela, guitar, violins and trumpets. Between ...

  4. 1940 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    June 10 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with his "Stab in the Back" [permanent dead link ‍] speech during the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. June 14 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Naval Expansion Act into law, which aims to increase the United States Navy's tonnage ...

  5. PHOTOS: Hollywood’s biggest movie stars who visited Fort ...

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    Fort Worth was a frequent stop for some of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars during the 1940s and 1950s. These photos from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s archive capture some of the glitz and ...

  6. List of old-time American radio people - Wikipedia

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    Harry Babbitt; Jim Backus; Parley Baer; Bob Bailey; Jack Bailey; Eugenie Baird; Art Baker; Belle Baker; Kenny Baker; Lucille Ball; Edwin Balmer; Sam Balter; Tallulah ...

  7. 1940 - Wikipedia

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    1940 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.

  8. See the most popular baby names from the 1940s: 80 ... - AOL

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    Here are the 40 most popular baby boy and 40 most popular baby girl names of the 1940s, according to the Social Security Administration's database. Top 40 baby boy names of the 1940s. James ...

  9. List of civil rights leaders - Wikipedia

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    1940 United States: SCLC and SNCC activist, organizer, and leader Muhammad Yunus: 1940 Bangladesh: Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.} John Lewis: 1940 2020 United States