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Here are some historical events that happened in the 1940s:

  • World War II (1939–1945)
  • 1948 Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949)
  • Establishment of the United Nations Charter (June 26, 1945)
  • Establishment of the defence alliance NATO April 4, 1949.
  • The transistor was invented in December, 1947 at Bell Labs
  • Bing Crosby was the best selling pop artist of the 1940s.
Local Wichita Falls headlines include:
  • 1941 - U.S. military Sheppard Field begins operating.
  • 1946- O.D., M.E. "Fat", Gene "Cotton" and G.E. McBride opened their first Pioneer drive-in, and within 15 years were operating a million dollar a year chain, with five restaurants in Wichita Falls, and another in Farmington, N.M.
  • 1947 - Lake Kickapoo created in vicinity of Wichita Falls.
  • 1948 - U.S. military Sheppard Air Force Base active.