The 1940s

Explore 1393 historical events from 1940–1949.

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Heber J

Heber Jeddy Grant was an American religious leader who served as the seventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Grant worked as a bookkeeper and a cashie…

Heber J

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Kenneth J

Frederick Joseph Ricketts was an English composer of marches for band. Under the pen name Kenneth J. Alford, he composed marches which are considered to be great examples of the ar…

Kenneth J

1945

Enno Lolling, German physician (born 1888)

Enno Lolling was a Nazi doctor. As a member of the SS, he served as a Lagerarzt at Dachau concentration camp. He later headed up the medical division for all the SS concentration c…

Enno Lolling, German physician (born 1888)

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World War II: The U

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…

World War II: The U