Forgotten events of the 1940s

When people look back at the 1940s, they usually just focus on WW2. However, this has left a lot of Important moments of our history overlooked

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in 1947 Chuck Yeager was the first ever person to...	Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
Construction on this American monument came to a permanent halt in 1941	Mt Rushmore is "Completed"
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)	Turkish Straits crisis
In 1945, a B-25 plane accidentally crashed into this famous building	1945 Empire State Building crash
This famous book was released in 1949 warning its readers of super authoritarian governments	George Orwell's 1984 is released
This famous activist pushed for the independence of their nation, and was assassinated in 1948	The Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
This person was considered to be Stalin's biggest political threat, untill he was assassinated in 1941	Assassination of Leon Trotsky
In 1946, scientists at the White Sands Military Base where able to take the first ever picture of...	First Ever Image of Earth

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