1948 Oscars 20th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 20, 1948 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Agnes Moorehead and Dick Powell Eligibility Year: 1947 1948 Oscar Nominees and Winners No film received more than three awards at the 20th Academy Awards. James Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his portrayal of Uncle… Read More
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“Blood, Sweat, and Tears” by Winston Churchill May 13, 1940; House of Commons, London, EnglandMister Speaker, on Friday evening last I received His Majesty’s commission to form a new Administration. It was the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it… Read More
1940 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1940: Miraculous Event: British completed the Miracle of Dunkirk (between May 26 and June 4) by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over private and military 800 vessels. Influential Songs include: When You Wish Upon A Star, Down Argentine Way and Beat… Read More
1940 Pop Standards and Artists Cliff Edwards When You Wish Upon A Star Pinocchio was Disney’s second full length animated movie. Using the formula that he used in Snow White Disney would add music to his storytelling. When You Wish Upon a Star was written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington and sung by Cliff… Read More
What happened in 1940? Fun Facts Quiz! 40 Trivia Questions for 1940 History 1. Who was the first African-American to win an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actress) Hattie McDaniel, for Gone With The Wind. 2. This man was the host of the 1940 Oscars and went on to host it a total of 19 times.… Read More
“The Appeal of 18 June” by Charles de Gaulle, on June 18, 1940 President Hoover, Mr. Chief Justice, my friends: This is a day of national consecration. And I am certain that on this day my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency, I will address them with a candor and a… Read More
“Their Finest Hour” by Winston Churchill, on June 18, 1940, at House of Commons, London I spoke the other day of the colossal military disaster which occurred when the French High Command failed to withdraw the northern Armies from Belgium at the moment when they knew that the French front was decisively broken at Sedan… Read More
We Shall Fight on the Beaches by Winston Churchill, on June 4, 1940 at The House of Commons, London From the moment that the French defenses at Sedan and on the Meuse were broken at the end of the second week of May, only a rapid retreat to Amiens and the south could have saved… Read More
