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+ | * [[Germany]] is reported to be getting ready to invade [[England]]. ({{TNG|Manhunt}}) |
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− | *[[Philip Murray]] is the leader of the CIO, a powerful industrial union, in the [[United States]]. Time runs an article on his union in their January 27, 1941 edition. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]") |
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+ | *[[Philip Murray]] is the leader of the CIO, a powerful industrial [[labor union|union]], in the [[United States of America]]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' runs an article on his union in their [[January|January 27<sup>th</sup>]] edition. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
+ | *[[Lord Halifax]] is the [[British]] [[ambassador]] to the United States of America. On [[February|February 10<sup>th</sup>]], ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' [[magazine]] runs an article on him as the new ambassador to America. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
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+ | *The United States of America is debating whether or not to authorize funds for aid to the [[Great Britain]] in its [[war]] with [[Germany]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
− | *'''June 25''' - [[Joe DiMaggio]], a [[New York Yankees]] [[baseball]] player, |
+ | *'''[[June|June 25]]''' - [[Joe DiMaggio]], a [[New York Yankees]] [[baseball]] player, plays the 37<sup>th</sup> game of his hitting streak in a match-up with the St. Louis Cardinals. His streak eventually reaches 56 games. On his 57<sup>th</sup> game, DiMaggio is defeated by two journeyman pitchers from the [[Cleveland Indians]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
− | *'''July''' - [[Adolf Hitler]] orders an invasion of the [[USSR]]. ( |
+ | *'''[[July]]''' - [[Adolf Hitler]] orders an invasion of the [[USSR]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
− | + | {{bginfo|The title of the [[newspaper]] headline which is read aloud by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] is "Hitler on the Move". The largest offensive action taken by [[Chancellor]] Hitler this [[year]] was the invasion of the USSR by his army.}} |
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− | *'''December 7''' - Naval Air forces of the [[Japan]]ese Empire attack the [[United States]] [[United States armed forces#US Navy|Navy]] base at [[Pearl Harbor]]. The event results in the sinking of many ships, including the USS ''Arizona'' (BB-39), and precipitates the entry of the United States into [[World War II]]. However, the Japanese miss the American carriers, which were located elsewhere at the time. The first major American warship to return to the base after the attack was the aircraft carrier [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Enemy]]", [[DS9]]: "[[Far Beyond the Stars]]") |
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+ | *'''[[December|December 7]]''' - Naval Air forces of the [[Japan]]ese Empire attack the United States [[US Navy|Navy]] base at [[Pearl Harbor]]. The event results in the entry of the United States into [[World War II]]. ({{TNG|The Enemy}}; {{VOY|The 37's}}; {{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) |
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+ | *''In an alternate timeline where [[Edith Keeler]] had founded a pacifist movement in the late 1930s, America did not enter the war in 1941 either as a result of Japan not attacking or that the peace movement convinced the American government to overlook the attack. As a result, America was delayed in entering World War II which allowed [[Nazi]] Germany time to develop [[atomic weapon|nuclear weapons]] and achieve victory in the conflict.'' |
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+ | *The [[computer]] simulation of [[Dixon Hill]] is set in this year. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
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+ | *Dixon Hill in ''[[The Long Dark Tunnel]]'', by [[Tracy Tormé (author)|Tracy Tormé]], was published this year in [[New York City|New York]] and [[London]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
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Revision as of 10:09, 2 November 2014
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For information about Star Trek related events in 1941, please see the early production history.
Events
- Germany is reported to be getting ready to invade England. (TNG: "Manhunt")
- Philip Murray is the leader of the CIO, a powerful industrial union, in the United States of America. Time runs an article on his union in their January 27th edition. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- Lord Halifax is the British ambassador to the United States of America. On February 10th, Life magazine runs an article on him as the new ambassador to America. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- The United States of America is debating whether or not to authorize funds for aid to the Great Britain in its war with Germany. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- June 25 - Joe DiMaggio, a New York Yankees baseball player, plays the 37th game of his hitting streak in a match-up with the St. Louis Cardinals. His streak eventually reaches 56 games. On his 57th game, DiMaggio is defeated by two journeyman pitchers from the Cleveland Indians. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- July - Adolf Hitler orders an invasion of the USSR. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
The title of the newspaper headline which is read aloud by Captain Jean-Luc Picard is "Hitler on the Move". The largest offensive action taken by Chancellor Hitler this year was the invasion of the USSR by his army.
- December 7 - Naval Air forces of the Japanese Empire attack the United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor. The event results in the entry of the United States into World War II. (TNG: "The Enemy"; VOY: "The 37's"; DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
- In an alternate timeline where Edith Keeler had founded a pacifist movement in the late 1930s, America did not enter the war in 1941 either as a result of Japan not attacking or that the peace movement convinced the American government to overlook the attack. As a result, America was delayed in entering World War II which allowed Nazi Germany time to develop nuclear weapons and achieve victory in the conflict.
- The computer simulation of Dixon Hill is set in this year. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- Dixon Hill in The Long Dark Tunnel, by Tracy Tormé, was published this year in New York and London. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
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