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  2. Esther Williams - Wikipedia

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    Despite this, Williams remained with the show until it closed on September 29, 1940. [25] Williams had planned to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. Sometime in the mid to late 1950s, NBC built a large studio with a huge swimming pool on Avenue M between E 14th and E 15th St. in ...

  3. Kate Smith - Wikipedia

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    Smith was born on May 1, 1907, in Greenville, Virginia, to Charlotte 'Lottie' Yarnell (née Hanby) and William Herman Smith and grew up in Washington, D.C. [5] Her father owned the Capitol News Company, distributing newspapers and magazines in the greater D.C. area. [6] She was the youngest of three daughters, the middle child dying in infancy.

  4. List of the most popular names in the 1940s in the United ...

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    Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1940s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 5 February 2025, at 17:44 (UTC). Text is available under ...

  5. List of female scientists in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Timeline of women in science - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. ... 1940: Turkish Archaeologist, Sumerologist, Assyriologist, ...

  8. Bucks County's 'Rosie the Riveter': WWII icon Mae Krier ... - AOL

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    Mae was among millions of women in the 1940s who smashed through the glass ceiling in male-dominated defense industries. Today they’re known as “Rosie the Riveters.”

  9. Sonja Henie - Wikipedia

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    Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936).