• 1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was...
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    The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign...
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    The 1940 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the...
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    The 1940 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of...
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  • The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia. The top ten 1940 released...
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    World War II (category Conflicts in 1940)
    Eastern Europe; in 1940, the Soviets annexed the Baltic states and parts of Finland and Romania. After the fall of France in June 1940, the war continued...
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    The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic...
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    The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, was a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to have been held...
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  • Forum of the Air WOW Radio, Omaha, Nebraska The President's Birthday Ball of 1940 WZXR Radio, New York, New York High Standards of Musical Progress WRC and...
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  • 1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in September 1940: The Italians...
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