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*[[Lord Halifax]] is the [[British]] Ambassador to the [[United States of America]]. On February 10, 1941, the magazine Life has a picture of him on their cover. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]") |
*[[Lord Halifax]] is the [[British]] Ambassador to the [[United States of America]]. On February 10, 1941, the magazine Life has a picture of him on their cover. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]") |
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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]]") |
*'''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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+ | *The computer simulation of [[Dixon Hill]] is set in this year. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]") |
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Revision as of 10:02, 12 January 2007
Events
- 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")
- Lord Halifax is the British Ambassador to the United States of America. On February 10, 1941, the magazine Life has a picture of him on their cover. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- December 7 - Naval Air forces of the Japanese Empire attack the United States 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). (TNG: "The Enemy", DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
Other
- The computer simulation of Dixon Hill is set in this year. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
1940 | 20th century 1940s |
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