1940

During the 1940’s the great depression put a damper on fashion because people did not have the money, the time, or fabric to do much fashion. Fashion was influenced a lot by the military like having broad shoulders. Some women made their clothes and their children’s out of feed and flour sacks because those were the only materials available. People could not buy clothes every season so they had to use durable long lasting materials.
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Hats in the 40's were usually fairly small, and often followed the military stiles. They were also like that because of the lack of clothing. Hats were usually made out of felt, feathers, and netting. Hats were one of the only things that were not rationed or restricted during the war. Often hats were made to match the outfits. They were usually luxuries. Many women also wore turbans and scarves to tie back their hair.

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By Nate Schneider 1940 On April 12,1945 President Roosevelt dies in warm springs Georgia at the age of 63 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Vice president Harry Truman takes office. November 2, 1948 Harry Truman is relected president. i got my information .[]

1940- Television in the 1940's was not that big back then, they had turn dials, and everything. The Tv's came in the color stands, but no color tv was invented till later. One of the shows are the Partage Family, which consits of the humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians, Some of the actors were Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, and lots more..Sources:http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-20042060.jpg?size=67&uid=%7BE85B6F7B-2F8E-48AC-8A82-B86E931E5BD5%7D Sources: [|www.imdb.com/thepartiagefamily].



Music of the 1940's 1940- The 1940's was the swing era, with Harry James and Woody Guthrie. Radio was a life line in the 1940's it had the news, the music and entertaiment, much like the televison to day. I found this at [] and [] and []

The Top Ten Songs of 1940

1) Artie Shaw, "Frenesi" 2) Glenn Miller, 'In the Mood" 3) Tommy Dorsey, "I'll Never Smile Again" 4) Bing Crosby, "Only Forever" 5) Glenn Miller "Tuxedo Junction" 6) Glenn Miller, "Woodpecker Song" 7) Glenn Miller, "Careless" 8) Glenn Miller, "When You Wish Upon a Star" 9) Bing Crosby, "Trade Winds" 10) Andrews Sisters, "Ferry Boat Serenade" I found this on []

Some albums from the 1940's are __Dust Bowl Ballads__ and __Selections From George Gershwin's Folk Opera__  I found this at [] and []




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The decade of the 1940s a lot of inventions came about. Some including.. -The color television that was based on the 1928 designs of John Logie, however they were not put on the market until the early 1950s. -The jeep a fast lightweight all-terrain vehicle, made for the US army during the Second World War. -The electronic Digital computer was then invented in 1942, built by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University. -The Atomic Bomb was invented in 1945 by Robert Oppenheimer and the microwave oven in 1946 by Dr. Percy Spencer. -the slinky in 1943 by Richard James and Betty James -silly putty in 1943 by James Wright, which was made when attempting to create a synthetic rubber -the Frisbee in 1948 by Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni -Tupperware in 1947 -First computer, EMIAC, in 1946

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- Ashley Siedlecki Art and Building Structures in 1940's Edward Hopper's 1940 painting titled, simply, // Gas //. My generation is the last who will remember these old Mobil gas pumps with the round glass globes on top and the sign of the Flying Horse. Or, for that matter, the two-lane blacktops that threaded their way across America in the days before the Interstates.

Description-Cathedral de Cucuta Viacusis Author-Santiago Martinez Delgado [] The Northridge earthquake of January 17, 1944, struck a modern urban environment generally designed for seismic resistance. There were few casualties, but economic cost was high with losses estimated at $20 billion. The earthquake severely tested building codes, earthquake-resistant construction, and emergency preparedness and response procedures. The experience confirmed many of the lessons learned from past earthquakes, exposed weaknesses in the society’s generally resilient fabric, and produced many surprises about the levels and consequences of strong ground shaking Near the epicenter in the San Fernando Valley, well-engineered buildings withstood violent shaking without structural damage. However, numerous structural failures throughout the region were evidence of significant deficiencies in design or construction methods. Steel frames of buildings intended for seismic resistance were cracked, and reinforced concrete columns were crushed. Most highway structures performed well, but freeways collapsed at seven sites, and 170 bridges sustained varying degrees of damage. The USGS developed a new shaking-intensity estimator (called the tagging intensity) that allowed analysis of the relative vulnerability of several categories of residential structures. Post-1940 single-family dwellings constituted both the largest building category and the strongest in terms of resistance to damage. Post-1940 multi-family dwellings proved to be more susceptible to shaking damages than masonry buildings or pre-1940 single-family and 2-to-4-family wood-frame dwellings. The data for Los Angeles County yielded the most detailed estimates of damage and shaking intensity ever obtained for an earthquake in the United States []


 * [|Dad's Gates] were dedicated in January.
 * The December 7, 1941, attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor provoked the US to declare war and engage in WWII.
 * [|Quonset Huts] arrive on campus.

1943

 * The Southern Pacific Railroad began running on relocated tracks, on the north side of Franklin Blvd.

1945

 * Enrollment for fall jumped 47% to 2,453 compared to 1,664 in 1944. A major housing and classroom space shortage resulted. Parts of Gerlinger and Villard were remodeled to provide housing. Fraternities started to reopen.
 * [|Erb Memorial Union]. Architect:[| Lawrence & Lawrence] Design work begans; carried forward by [|Law][|rence, Tucker, and Wallmann.]

1946

 * [|Ellis F. Lawrence] died on Feb. 17 at Collier House. He had a room in Collier House from 1942 until his death.
 * [|Physical Plant Shops]. (Cascade Annex). Architect: [|Ellis F. Lawrence].
 * [|Trailers]and prefab housing arrive to accommodate post-war demands.

1947

 * Columbia (Columbia St.) and [|Amazon] (22nd and Patterson) housing projects are created for married students.
 * [|Emerald Hall] arrives.
 * Marion Dean Ross arrived at UO to teach the history of architecture. Ross became one of the first scholars to document Oregon's architectural history. Ross was a principal founder of the regional chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in Eugene, in 2004. In 1992 Ross left a bequest of over one million dollars for a library acquisitions which is used today to buy rare architectural books.
 * [|Veterans Memorial Dorms I and II] are constructed.

1948

 * A surplus in the state budget motivated UO to develop and seek approval of a long-range building program. By 1948/49, enrollment was over 6,000.
 * [|Central Power Plant]. Engineer: J. Donald Kroeker (Portland).
 * [|Music Building South Addition]. Architect: [|Wick, Hilgers and Scott].

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 * [|Carson Hall]. Architect: [|Lawrence, Tucker, and Wallmann].
 * [|University Theater] (now called Robinson Theater). Architect: [|Annand and Kennedy] (Portland).

Building History[[image:sanjuan_jose_toledo.jpg]]
The Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Old San Juan was designed to provide suitable accommodations for important government offices and to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to the Island of Puerto Rico. [] Location: West 48th to West 51st Streets between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, New York, New York Architect: Reinhard and Hofmeister; Corbet, Harrison and MacMurray; Hood and Fouihoux Date Completed: 1940 Height: RCA Building, 850 feet (259 meters)

Hilary Donbrosky Group 3 
 * 1) Adolf Hitler- dictator of Germany. He was the most powerful man in the world at this time; he took over half of Europe, which was planned. He believed in “pure race”, which means Blacks, Jewish, and “impure” races were discriminated. This lead to the Holocaust. Famous concentration camps, such as Auschwitz, Held over 6 million Jews and be held for death, work slaves, and medical experiments.

 
 * 1) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) - the first president during 40s. Brought U.S. out of depression, with promising prompt, vigorous action, and lead many American citizens to appreciate him as their president. Created United Nations, which is to make peace between all of Europe and the U.S., especially the Soviet Union. When Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese, he immediately ordered war with Japan and Germany.
 * 1) Harry Truman (1945-1955) – captain in World War 1. Ordered atomic bombs on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, and it caused Japan to surrender quickly. Created the “Fair Deal”, which would give housing and new rights for people in the U.S.

Mussolini
 * 1) Benito Mussolini- Mussolini was Hitler “right-hand man” in taking over the world. He was the dictator of Italy and a man behind the scenes of the Holocaust. He felt that the League of Nations didn’t have the backbone to stop him and Hitler.