Forgotten events of the 1940s

in 1947 Chuck Yeager was the first ever person to...

Construction on this American monument came to a permanent halt in 1941

One of the first crises of the cold war, the Soviet Union demanded access to this stratigic waterway (Didint start in the 40s but was greatly escalated between 46-53)

In 1945, a B-25 plane accidentally crashed into this famous building

This famous book was released in 1949 warning its readers of super authoritarian governments

This famous activist pushed for the independence of their nation, and was assassinated in 1948

This person was considered to be Stalin's biggest political threat, untill he was assassinated in 1941

In 1946, scientists at the White Sands Military Base where able to take the first ever picture of...