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class="infobox-image"><table style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left; font-size:88%; background:#f3f3f3"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <p><span style="font-size:120%">←</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_the_United_States" title="1939 in the United States">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_the_United_States" title="1938 in the United States">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_the_United_States" title="1937 in the United States">1937</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></ul> </div> </td><td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"><figure class="mw-halign-right mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/90px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/135px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td class="summary" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:110%"><a href="/wiki/AD_1940" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1940">1940</a></span><br> in<br> <span class="adr"><span class="country-name location"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">the United States</a></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:right; font-size:88%; background:#f3f3f3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <p><span style="font-size:120%">→</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_the_United_States" title="1941 in the United States">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_the_United_States" title="1942 in the United States">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_the_United_States" title="1943 in the United States">1943</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">Decades:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1920s_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1920s in the United States">1920s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1930s_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1930s in the United States">1930s</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:1940s_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1940s in the United States">1940s</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1950s_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1950s in the United States">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1960s_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1960s in the United States">1960s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1918%E2%80%931945)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States (1918–1945)">History of the United States (1918–1945)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history_(1930%E2%80%931949)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States history (1930–1949)">Timeline of United States history (1930–1949)</a></li> <li><a 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href="#Incumbents"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbents</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Federal_government"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Federal government</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Governors"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Governors</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Lieutenant_governors"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Lieutenant governors</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Events"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Events</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#January%E2%80%93March"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">January–March</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#April%E2%80%93June"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">April–June</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#July%E2%80%93September"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">July–September</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#October%E2%80%93December"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">October–December</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Undated"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Undated</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Births"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Births</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#January"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">January</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#February"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">February</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#March"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">March</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#April"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">April</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#May"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">May</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#June"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">June</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#July"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">July</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#August"><span class="tocnumber">4.8</span> <span class="toctext">August</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#September"><span class="tocnumber">4.9</span> <span class="toctext">September</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#October"><span class="tocnumber">4.10</span> <span class="toctext">October</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#November"><span class="tocnumber">4.11</span> <span class="toctext">November</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#December"><span class="tocnumber">4.12</span> <span class="toctext">December</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Deaths"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Deaths</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#January%E2%80%93June"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">January–June</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#July%E2%80%93December"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">July–December</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Incumbents" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only 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Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Nance_Garner" title="John Nance Garner">John Nance Garner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes">Charles Evans Hughes</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the House of Representatives</a>:</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd><a href="/wiki/William_B._Bankhead" title="William B. Bankhead">William B. Bankhead</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>) (until September 15)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rayburn" title="Sam Rayburn">Sam Rayburn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>) (starting September 16)</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senate_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Majority Leader">Senate Majority Leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alben_W._Barkley" title="Alben W. Barkley">Alben W. Barkley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>: <a href="/wiki/76th_United_States_Congress" title="76th United States Congress">76th</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governors</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governors">Governors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governors" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alabama">Governor of Alabama</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_M._Dixon" title="Frank M. Dixon">Frank M. Dixon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arizona">Governor of Arizona</a>: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Taylor_Jones" title="Robert Taylor Jones">Robert Taylor Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arkansas">Governor of Arkansas</a>: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edward_Bailey" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Edward Bailey">Carl Edward Bailey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">Governor of California</a>: <a href="/wiki/Culbert_Olson" title="Culbert Olson">Culbert Olson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado" title="Governor of Colorado">Governor of Colorado</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Lawrence_Carr" title="Ralph Lawrence Carr">Ralph Lawrence Carr</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Connecticut">Governor of Connecticut</a>: <a href="/wiki/Raymond_E._Baldwin" title="Raymond E. Baldwin">Raymond E. Baldwin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_C._McMullen" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard C. McMullen">Richard C. McMullen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Florida" title="Governor of Florida">Governor of Florida</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_P._Cone" title="Fred P. Cone">Fred P. Cone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia" title="Governor of Georgia">Governor of Georgia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eurith_D._Rivers" title="Eurith D. Rivers">Eurith D. Rivers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Idaho">Governor of Idaho</a>: <a href="/wiki/C._A._Bottolfsen" title="C. A. Bottolfsen">C. A. Bottolfsen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a>: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Horner" title="Henry Horner">Henry Horner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until October 6), <a href="/wiki/John_H._Stelle" class="mw-redirect" title="John H. Stelle">John H. Stelle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (starting October 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">Governor of Indiana</a>: <a href="/wiki/M._Clifford_Townsend" title="M. Clifford Townsend">M. Clifford Townsend</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Iowa">Governor of Iowa</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_A._Wilson" title="George A. Wilson">George A. Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">Governor of Kansas</a>: <a href="/wiki/Payne_Ratner" title="Payne Ratner">Payne Ratner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor of Kentucky</a>: <a href="/wiki/Keen_Johnson" title="Keen Johnson">Keen Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor of Louisiana</a>: <a href="/wiki/Earl_K._Long" class="mw-redirect" title="Earl K. Long">Earl K. Long</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until May 14), <a href="/wiki/Sam_H._Jones" title="Sam H. Jones">Sam H. Jones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (starting May 14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lewis_O._Barrows" title="Lewis O. Barrows">Lewis O. Barrows</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governor of Maryland</a>: <a href="/wiki/Herbert_R._O%27Conor" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbert R. O'Conor">Herbert R. O'Conor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leverett_Saltonstall" title="Leverett Saltonstall">Leverett Saltonstall</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">Governor of Michigan</a>: <a href="/wiki/Luren_Dickinson" title="Luren Dickinson">Luren Dickinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor of Minnesota</a>: <a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Stassen" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold E. Stassen">Harold E. Stassen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor of Mississippi</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_L._White" title="Hugh L. White">Hugh L. White</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until January 16), <a href="/wiki/Paul_B._Johnson,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Paul B. Johnson, Sr.">Paul B. Johnson, Sr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (starting January 16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">Governor of Missouri</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_C._Stark" title="Lloyd C. Stark">Lloyd C. Stark</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">Governor of Montana</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roy_E._Ayers" title="Roy E. Ayers">Roy E. Ayers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nebraska">Governor of Nebraska</a>: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Leroy_Cochran" title="Robert Leroy Cochran">Robert Leroy Cochran</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nevada">Governor of Nevada</a>: <a href="/wiki/Edward_P._Carville" title="Edward P. Carville">Edward P. Carville</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">Governor of New Hampshire</a>: <a href="/wiki/Francis_P._Murphy" title="Francis P. Murphy">Francis P. Murphy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a>: <a href="/wiki/A._Harry_Moore" title="A. Harry Moore">A. Harry Moore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">Governor of New Mexico</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_E._Miles" title="John E. Miles">John E. Miles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a>: <a href="/wiki/Herbert_H._Lehman" title="Herbert H. Lehman">Herbert H. Lehman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor of North Carolina</a>: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_R._Hoey" title="Clyde R. Hoey">Clyde R. Hoey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">Governor of North Dakota</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Moses_(American_politician)" title="John Moses (American politician)">John Moses</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Ohio">Governor of Ohio</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_W._Bricker" title="John W. Bricker">John W. Bricker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">Governor of Oklahoma</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leon_C._Phillips" title="Leon C. Phillips">Leon C. Phillips</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">Governor of Oregon</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Sprague" title="Charles A. Sprague">Charles A. Sprague</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a>: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_James_(politician)" title="Arthur James (politician)">Arthur James</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">Governor of Rhode Island</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Vanderbilt_III" title="William Henry Vanderbilt III">William Henry Vanderbilt III</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">Governor of South Carolina</a>: <a href="/wiki/Burnet_R._Maybank" title="Burnet R. Maybank">Burnet R. Maybank</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">Governor of South Dakota</a>: <a href="/wiki/Harlan_J._Bushfield" title="Harlan J. Bushfield">Harlan J. Bushfield</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">Governor of Tennessee</a>: <a href="/wiki/Prentice_Cooper" title="Prentice Cooper">Prentice Cooper</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a>: <a href="/wiki/W._Lee_O%27Daniel" title="W. Lee O'Daniel">W. Lee O'Daniel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Utah">Governor of Utah</a>: <a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Blood" title="Henry H. Blood">Henry H. Blood</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_David_Aiken" class="mw-redirect" title="George David Aiken">George David Aiken</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Hubert_Price" title="James Hubert Price">James H. Price</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington">Governor of Washington</a>: <a href="/wiki/Clarence_D._Martin" title="Clarence D. Martin">Clarence D. Martin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">Governor of West Virginia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Homer_A._Holt" title="Homer A. Holt">Homer A. Holt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">Governor of Wisconsin</a>: <a href="/wiki/Julius_P._Heil" title="Julius P. Heil">Julius P. Heil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Wyoming">Governor of Wyoming</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nels_H._Smith" title="Nels H. Smith">Nels H. Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lieutenant_governors">Lieutenant governors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lieutenant governors" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alabama" title="Lieutenant Governor of Alabama">Lieutenant Governor of Alabama</a>: <a href="/wiki/Albert_A._Carmichael" title="Albert A. Carmichael">Albert A. Carmichael</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arkansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas">Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas</a>: <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Bailey" title="Robert L. Bailey">Robert L. Bailey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_California" title="Lieutenant Governor of California">Lieutenant Governor of California</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ellis_E._Patterson" title="Ellis E. Patterson">Ellis E. Patterson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Colorado">Lieutenant Governor of Colorado</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Vivian" title="John Charles Vivian">John Charles Vivian</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut">Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_L._McConaughy" title="James L. McConaughy">James L. McConaughy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware" title="Lieutenant Governor of Delaware">Lieutenant Governor of Delaware</a>: <a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Cooch" title="Edward W. Cooch">Edward W. Cooch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Idaho" title="Lieutenant Governor of Idaho">Lieutenant Governor of Idaho</a>: <a href="/wiki/Donald_S._Whitehead" title="Donald S. Whitehead">Donald S. Whitehead</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">Lieutenant Governor of Illinois</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_H._Stelle" class="mw-redirect" title="John H. Stelle">John H. Stelle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until October 6), vacant (starting October 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">Lieutenant Governor of Indiana</a>: <a href="/wiki/Henry_F._Schricker" title="Henry F. Schricker">Henry F. Schricker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Iowa">Lieutenant Governor of Iowa</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bourke_B._Hickenlooper" title="Bourke B. Hickenlooper">Bourke B. Hickenlooper</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">Lieutenant Governor of Kansas</a>: <a href="/wiki/Carl_E._Friend" title="Carl E. Friend">Carl E. Friend</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rodes_K._Myers" title="Rodes K. Myers">Rodes K. Myers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana</a>: <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Lindsey" title="Coleman Lindsey">Coleman Lindsey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until month and day unknown), <a href="/wiki/Marc_M._Mouton" title="Marc M. Mouton">Marc M. Mouton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (starting month and day unknown)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts</a>: <a href="/wiki/Horace_T._Cahill" title="Horace T. Cahill">Horace T. Cahill</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Michigan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Michigan">Lieutenant Governor of Michigan</a>: vacant (until month and day unknown), <a href="/wiki/Matilda_Dodge_Wilson" title="Matilda Dodge Wilson">Matilda Dodge Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>) (starting month and day unknown)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota">Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota</a>: <a href="/wiki/C._Elmer_Anderson" title="C. Elmer Anderson">C. Elmer Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Buehler_Snider" title="Jacob Buehler Snider">Jacob Buehler Snider</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until month and day unknown), <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Murphree" title="Dennis Murphree">Dennis Murphree</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (starting month and day unknown)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Missouri">Lieutenant Governor of Missouri</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gaines_Harris" title="Frank Gaines Harris">Frank Gaines Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Montana">Lieutenant Governor of Montana</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_R._Adair" title="Hugh R. Adair">Hugh R. Adair</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nebraska" title="Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska">Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_E._Johnson_(Nebraska_politician)" title="William E. Johnson (Nebraska politician)">William E. Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nevada" title="Lieutenant Governor of Nevada">Lieutenant Governor of Nevada</a>: <a href="/wiki/Maurice_J._Sullivan" title="Maurice J. Sullivan">Maurice J. Sullivan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Murray,_Sr." title="James Murray, Sr.">James Murray, Sr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">Lieutenant Governor of New York</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Poletti" title="Charles Poletti">Charles Poletti</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wilkins_P._Horton" title="Wilkins P. Horton">Wilkins P. Horton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jack_A._Patterson" title="Jack A. Patterson">Jack A. Patterson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ohio" title="Lieutenant Governor of Ohio">Lieutenant Governor of Ohio</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_M._Herbert" title="Paul M. Herbert">Paul M. Herbert</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_E._Berry" title="James E. Berry">James E. Berry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania</a>: <a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Lewis" title="Samuel S. Lewis">Samuel S. Lewis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island">Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_O._McManus" title="James O. McManus">James O. McManus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Emile_Harley" title="Joseph Emile Harley">Joseph Emile Harley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota</a>: <a href="/wiki/Donald_McMurchie" title="Donald McMurchie">Donald McMurchie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee</a>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Blan_R._Maxwell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blan R. Maxwell (page does not exist)">Blan R. Maxwell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a>: <a href="/wiki/Coke_Robert_Stevenson" class="mw-redirect" title="Coke Robert Stevenson">Coke Robert Stevenson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Vermont">Lieutenant Governor of Vermont</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Wills_(politician)" title="William Henry Wills (politician)">William H. Wills</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">Lieutenant Governor of Virginia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Saxon_W._Holt" title="Saxon W. Holt">Saxon W. Holt</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>) (until March 31), vacant (starting March 31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">Lieutenant Governor of Washington</a>: <a href="/wiki/Victor_A._Meyers" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor A. Meyers">Victor A. Meyers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin">Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walter_S._Goodland" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter S. Goodland">Walter S. Goodland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>)</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940 United States census</a></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Events" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January–March"><span id="January.E2.80.93March"></span>January–March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: January–March" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>February 7 – <a href="/wiki/RKO" class="mw-redirect" title="RKO">RKO</a> release <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a>'s second full-length <a href="/wiki/Animated_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Animated film">animated film</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film)" title="Pinocchio (1940 film)">Pinocchio</a></i>.</li> <li>February 9 – <a href="/wiki/Mae_West" title="Mae West">Mae West</a> and <a href="/wiki/W._C._Fields" title="W. C. Fields">W. C. Fields</a> join comedic forces for <i><a href="/wiki/My_Little_Chickadee" title="My Little Chickadee">My Little Chickadee</a></i> with tremendous success. The film becomes one of the highest-grossing of the year.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry" title="Tom and Jerry">Tom and Jerry</a> make their debut in <i><a href="/wiki/Puss_Gets_the_Boot" title="Puss Gets the Boot">Puss Gets the Boot</a></i>.</li> <li>February 27 – <a href="/wiki/Martin_Kamen" title="Martin Kamen">Martin Kamen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Ruben" title="Sam Ruben">Sam Ruben</a> discover <a href="/wiki/Carbon-14" title="Carbon-14">carbon-14</a>.</li> <li>February 29 – The <a href="/wiki/12th_Academy_Awards" title="12th Academy Awards">12th Academy Awards</a>, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a>, are presented at the <a href="/wiki/Ambassador_Hotel_(Los_Angeles)" title="Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)">Ambassador Hotel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Victor_Fleming" title="Victor Fleming">Victor Fleming</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)" title="Gone with the Wind (film)">Gone with the Wind</a></i> winning eight awards out of thirteen nominations, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Outstanding Production</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> for Fleming.</li> <li>March – <i><a href="/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences" title="Truth or Consequences">Truth or Consequences</a></i> debuts on <i><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></i> Radio.</li> <li>March 2 – Cartoon character <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Fudd" title="Elmer Fudd">Elmer Fudd</a> makes his debut in the animated short <i><a href="/wiki/Elmer%27s_Candid_Camera" title="Elmer's Candid Camera">Elmer's Candid Camera</a></i>.</li> <li>March 4 – <a href="/wiki/Kings_Canyon_National_Park" title="Kings Canyon National Park">Kings Canyon National Park</a> is established in California.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April–June"><span id="April.E2.80.93June"></span>April–June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: April–June" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_McDonalds,_San_Bernardino,_California.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/First_McDonalds%2C_San_Bernardino%2C_California.jpg/220px-First_McDonalds%2C_San_Bernardino%2C_California.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg/170px-100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="268" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2317" data-file-height="3648"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 268px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg/170px-100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="268" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg/255px-100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg/340px-100_Water_Colors_WPA_Art_Project_poster_1940.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>June 27: "100 Water Colors" show by <a href="/wiki/Federal_Arts_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Arts Project">Federal Arts Project</a> opens in New York City</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>April – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Grayson" title="Dick Grayson">Dick Grayson</a> (AKA as <a href="/wiki/Robin_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin (comics)">Robin</a>, the Boy Wonder) first appears with <a href="/wiki/Batman" title="Batman">Batman</a>.</li> <li>April 1 (<a href="/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day">April Fools' Day</a>) – Census date for the <a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States Census">16th U.S. Census</a>.</li> <li>April 3 – <a href="/wiki/Isle_Royale_National_Park" title="Isle Royale National Park">Isle Royale National Park</a> is established in Michigan.</li> <li>April 7 – <a href="/wiki/Booker_T._Washington" title="Booker T. Washington">Booker T. Washington</a> becomes the first <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> to be depicted on a United States <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamp" title="Postage stamp">postage stamp</a>.</li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: All <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Danish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norwegian</a> assets are frozen in the United States after both countries were invaded by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 12 – Opening day at Jamaica Racetrack features the use of pari-mutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York state. Other NY tracks follow suit later in 1940.</li> <li>April 13 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> win their Third <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> in ice hockey (and last until 1994) by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> 4 games to 2.</li> <li>April 21 – <i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_or_Leave_It_(radio_show)" title="Take It or Leave It (radio show)">Take It or Leave It</a></i> makes it debut on <a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a>, with Bob Hawk as host.</li> <li>April 23 – <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_Club_fire" title="Rhythm Club fire">Rhythm Club fire</a>: A fire at the Rhythm Night Club in <a href="/wiki/Natchez,_Mississippi" title="Natchez, Mississippi">Natchez, Mississippi</a> kills 209.</li> <li>May 10 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: The assets of all foreign nationals from <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">The Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> are frozen.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 15 <ul><li>The very first <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> restaurant opens in <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino, California</a>.</li> <li>Women's <a href="/wiki/Stocking" title="Stocking">stockings</a> made of <a href="/wiki/Nylon" title="Nylon">nylon</a> are first placed on sale across the U.S. Almost five million pairs are bought on this day.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>May 16 – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, addressing a joint session of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year.</li> <li>May 18 – The 6.9 M<sub>w</sub>  <a href="/wiki/1940_El_Centro_earthquake" title="1940 El Centro earthquake">El Centro earthquake</a> affects California's Imperial Valley with a maximum <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensity</a> of X (<i>Extreme</i>), causing nine deaths and twenty injuries. Financial losses are around $6 million. Significant damage also occurs in Mexicali, Mexico.</li> <li>May 25 – The <a href="/wiki/Crypt_of_Civilization" title="Crypt of Civilization">Crypt of Civilization</a> at <a href="/wiki/Oglethorpe_University" title="Oglethorpe University">Oglethorpe University</a> is sealed.</li> <li>May 29 – The Vought XF4U-1, prototype of the <a href="/wiki/F4U_Corsair" class="mw-redirect" title="F4U Corsair">F4U Corsair</a> U.S. fighter later used in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>, makes its first flight.</li> <li>June 10 – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> denounces Italy's actions with his <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ftp://webstorage2.mcpa.virginia.edu/library/nara/fdr/audiovisual/speeches/fdr_1940_0610.mp3">"Stab in the Back"</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> speech during the graduation ceremonies of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a>.</li> <li>June 14 – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> signs the Naval Expansion Act into law, which aims to increase the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>'s tonnage by 11%.</li> <li>June 16 – The <a href="/wiki/Sturgis_Motorcycle_Rally" title="Sturgis Motorcycle Rally">Sturgis Motorcycle Rally</a> is held for the first time in <a href="/wiki/Sturgis,_South_Dakota" title="Sturgis, South Dakota">Sturgis, South Dakota</a>.</li> <li>June 17 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: Assets of all foreign nationals from <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a> are frozen.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 22 – The first <a href="/wiki/Dairy_Queen" title="Dairy Queen">Dairy Queen</a> opens in <a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina, Minnesota</a>.</li> <li>June 24 – U.S. politics: The <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> begins its national convention in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> and nominates <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Willkie" title="Wendell Willkie">Wendell Willkie</a> as its candidate for president.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July–September"><span id="July.E2.80.93September"></span>July–September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: July–September" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>July 1 – The doomed <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940)" title="Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)">first Tacoma Narrows Bridge</a> opens for business, built with an 8-foot (2.4 m) girder and 190 feet (58 m) above the water, as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans" title="List of longest suspension bridge spans">third longest suspension bridge</a> in the world.</li> <li>July 15 – U.S. politics: The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> begins its national convention in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> and nominates <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> for an unprecedented third term as president.</li> <li>July 20 – The <a href="/wiki/Arroyo_Seco_Parkway" title="Arroyo Seco Parkway">Arroyo Seco Parkway</a>, one of the first <a href="/wiki/Freeway" class="mw-redirect" title="Freeway">freeways</a> built in the U.S., opens to traffic, connecting <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles" title="Downtown Los Angeles">downtown Los Angeles</a> with <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a>.</li> <li>July 25 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: President Roosevelt announces a ban on Japan acquiring high-octane aviation fuel from the United States. A ban is also placed on some grades of steel and scrap iron along with some lubricants being banned.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 27 – <a href="/wiki/Bugs_Bunny" title="Bugs Bunny">Bugs Bunny</a> makes his debut in the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscar</a>-nominated cartoon short, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Wild_Hare" title="A Wild Hare">A Wild Hare</a></i>.</li> <li>August 4 – Gen. <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a>, in a nationwide radio broadcast, urges all-out aid to <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Britain</a> in order to defend the Americas, while <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh" title="Charles Lindbergh">Charles Lindbergh</a> speaks to an <a href="/wiki/Isolationist" class="mw-redirect" title="Isolationist">isolationist</a> rally at <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.</li> <li>September – The <a href="/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="45th Infantry Division (United States)">U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division</a> (previously a National Guard Division in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>), is activated and ordered into federal service for 1 year, to engage in a training program in <a href="/wiki/Ft._Sill" class="mw-redirect" title="Ft. Sill">Ft. Sill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, prior to serving in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.</li> <li>September 2 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: An agreement between America and <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Great Britain</a> is announced to the effect that 50 U.S. destroyers needed for escort work will be transferred to Great Britain. In return, America gains 99-year leases on British bases in the <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic">North Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Indies" title="West Indies">West Indies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a>.</li> <li>September 12 – The Hercules Munitions Plant in <a href="/wiki/Succasunna-Kenvil,_New_Jersey" title="Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey">Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey</a> explodes, killing 55 people.</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940" title="Selective Training and Service Act of 1940">Selective Training and Service Act of 1940</a> is signed into law by <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, creating the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.</li> <li>September 26 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: The United States imposes a total <a href="/wiki/Embargo" class="mw-redirect" title="Embargo">embargo</a> on all scrap metal shipments to <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October–December"><span id="October.E2.80.93December"></span>October–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: October–December" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ElectoralCollege1940.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/ElectoralCollege1940.svg/220px-ElectoralCollege1940.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="593"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 128px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/ElectoralCollege1940.svg/220px-ElectoralCollege1940.svg.png" data-width="220" data-height="128" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/ElectoralCollege1940.svg/330px-ElectoralCollege1940.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/ElectoralCollege1940.svg/440px-ElectoralCollege1940.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>November 5: <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">FDR</a> becomes the first and only president elected to a third term.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>October 1 – The first section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the country's first long-distance <a href="/wiki/Controlled-access_highway" title="Controlled-access highway">controlled-access highway</a>, is opened between <a href="/wiki/Irwin,_Pennsylvania" title="Irwin, Pennsylvania">Irwin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania" title="Carlisle, Pennsylvania">Carlisle</a>.</li> <li>October 8 – The <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, 4 games to 3, to win their second World Series championship in baseball.</li> <li>October 10 – <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a>: The assets of all Romanian nationals in the United States are frozen.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A different date being that of October 9 is reported in a presidential advisory commission report from 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 16 – The draft registration of approximately 16 million men begins in the United States.</li> <li>October 29 – The <a href="/wiki/Selective_Service_System" title="Selective Service System">Selective Service System</a> lottery is held in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li>November 5 – <a href="/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1940" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. presidential election, 1940">U.S. presidential election, 1940</a>: <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> incumbent <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> defeats <a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">Republican</a> challenger <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Willkie" title="Wendell Willkie">Wendell Willkie</a> and becomes the nation's first and only third-term president.</li> <li>November 7 – In <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma, Washington</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940)" title="Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)">Tacoma Narrows Bridge</a> (nicknamed the "Galloping Gertie") collapses in a 42-mile-per-hour (68 km/h) wind storm, causing the center span of the bridge to sway. When it collapses, a 600-foot-long (180 m) design of the center span falls 190 feet above the water, killing <a href="/wiki/Tubby_(dog)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tubby (dog)">Tubby</a>, a black male <a href="/wiki/Cocker_spaniel" class="mw-redirect" title="Cocker spaniel">cocker spaniel</a> dog.</li> <li>November 11 – <a href="/wiki/Armistice_Day_Blizzard" class="mw-redirect" title="Armistice Day Blizzard">Armistice Day Blizzard</a>: An unexpected <a href="/wiki/Blizzard" title="Blizzard">blizzard</a> kills 144 in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a>.</li> <li>November 12 – Case of <i><a href="/wiki/Hansberry_v._Lee" title="Hansberry v. Lee">Hansberry v. Lee</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases,_volume_311" title="List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 311">311</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Reports" title="United States Reports">U.S.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/311/32/">32</a> (1940), decided, allowing a racially <a href="/wiki/Restrictive_covenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Restrictive covenant">restrictive covenant</a> to be lifted.</li> <li>November 13 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a>'s third feature film, <i><a href="/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film)" title="Fantasia (1940 film)">Fantasia</a></i>, is released. It is the first box office failure for Disney, though it recoups its cost years later and becomes one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films.</li> <li>November 16 – An unexploded <a href="/wiki/Pipe_bomb" title="Pipe bomb">pipe bomb</a> is found in the <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Edison" title="Consolidated Edison">Consolidated Edison</a> office building (only years later is the culprit, <a href="/wiki/George_Metesky" title="George Metesky">George Metesky</a>, apprehended).</li> <li>December 8 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>, in what will become the most one-sided victory in <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> history, defeat the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> 73–0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.</li> <li>December 17 – President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, at his regular press conference, first sets forth the outline of his plan to send aid to Great Britain that will become known as <a href="/wiki/Lend-Lease" title="Lend-Lease">Lend-Lease</a>.</li> <li>December 20 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_Hampshire_earthquakes" title="1940 New Hampshire earthquakes">1940 New Hampshire earthquakes</a>: A 5.3 M<sub>w</sub>  earthquake shakes New England with a maximum <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensity</a> of VII (<i>Very strong</i>). This first event in a <a href="/wiki/Doublet_earthquake" title="Doublet earthquake">doublet earthquake</a> is followed four days later by a 5.6 M<sub>w</sub>  shock, but total damage from the events is light.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_Comics_(1950s)" title="Atlas Comics (1950s)">Atlas Comics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timely_Comics" title="Timely Comics">Timely Comics</a> publish the first edition of <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America_Comics" title="Captain America Comics">Captain America Comics</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Simon" title="Joe Simon">Joe Simon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kirby" title="Jack Kirby">Jack Kirby</a>, marking the first appearance of <a href="/wiki/Captain_America" title="Captain America">Captain America</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>December 21 – Writer <a href="/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald" title="F. Scott Fitzgerald">F. Scott Fitzgerald</a> (author of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby" title="The Great Gatsby">The Great Gatsby</a></i>) dies of a heart attack aged 44 in the apartment of <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(film_industry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood (film industry)">Hollywood</a> gossip columnist <a href="/wiki/Sheilah_Graham" title="Sheilah Graham">Sheilah Graham</a>, leaving his novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Tycoon" title="The Last Tycoon">The Last Tycoon</a></i> unfinished.</li> <li>December 29 – <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/Fireside_chat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fireside chat">fireside chat</a> to the nation, declares that the United States must become "the great <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_of_Democracy" title="Arsenal of Democracy">Arsenal of Democracy</a>."</li> <li>December 30 – <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>'s first modern <a href="/wiki/Freeway" class="mw-redirect" title="Freeway">freeway</a>, the future <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_110" class="mw-redirect" title="California State Route 110">State Route 110</a>, opens to traffic in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/Arroyo_Seco_Parkway" title="Arroyo Seco Parkway">Arroyo Seco Parkway</a> (later the Pasadena Freeway).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undated">Undated</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1728"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/James_Cromwell_2010.jpg/100px-James_Cromwell_2010.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/James_Cromwell_2010.jpg/150px-James_Cromwell_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/James_Cromwell_2010.jpg/200px-James_Cromwell_2010.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/James_Cromwell" title="James Cromwell">James Cromwell</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2" title="January 2">January 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bakker" title="Jim Bakker">Jim Bakker</a>, televangelist, sometime husband of <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Faye" class="mw-redirect" title="Tammy Faye">Tammy Faye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_4" title="January 4">January 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Helmut_Jahn" title="Helmut Jahn">Helmut Jahn</a>, German-American architect (d. <a href="/wiki/2021_in_the_United_States" title="2021 in the United States">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6" title="January 6">January 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Penny_Lernoux" title="Penny Lernoux">Penny Lernoux</a>, journalist and author (d. <a href="/wiki/1989_in_the_United_States" title="1989 in the United States">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_7" title="January 7">January 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hannan" title="Jim Hannan">Jim Hannan</a>, baseball player (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_the_United_States" title="2024 in the United States">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_13" title="January 13">January 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Edmund_White" title="Edmund White">Edmund White</a>, author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/Julian_Bond" title="Julian Bond">Julian Bond</a>, African-American civil rights activist (d. <a href="/wiki/2015_in_the_United_States" title="2015 in the United States">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arlie_Russell_Hochschild" title="Arlie Russell Hochschild">Arlie Russell Hochschild</a>, professor emireta of sociology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_20" title="January 20">January 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carol_Heiss" title="Carol Heiss">Carol Heiss</a>, figure skater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_21" title="January 21">January 21</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jacobs" title="Jeremy Jacobs">Jeremy Jacobs</a>, businessman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a>, golfer</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_23" title="January 23">January 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Castor" title="Jimmy Castor">Jimmy Castor</a>, African-American funk, R&B and soul saxophonist (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_the_United_States" title="2012 in the United States">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_27" title="January 27">January 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Cromwell" title="James Cromwell">James Cromwell</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Al_Strobel" title="Al Strobel">Al Strobel</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_29" title="January 29">January 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Ross" title="Katharine Ross">Katharine Ross</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Margolin" title="Stuart Margolin">Stuart Margolin</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/George_Romero%2C_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29.jpg/100px-George_Romero%2C_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/George_Romero%2C_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29.jpg/150px-George_Romero%2C_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/George_Romero%2C_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29.jpg/200px-George_Romero%2C_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_A._Romero" title="George A. Romero">George A. Romero</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/100px-Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1928" data-file-height="2817"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 146px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/100px-Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/150px-Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/200px-Smokey_Robinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg/100px-Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1395" data-file-height="2092"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg/100px-Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg/150px-Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg/200px-Peter_Fonda_2009.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fonda" title="Peter Fonda">Peter Fonda</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Odell_Brown" title="Odell Brown">Odell Brown</a>, jazz organist (d. <a href="/wiki/2011_in_the_United_States" title="2011 in the United States">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Fran Tarkenton</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_A._Romero" title="George A. Romero">George A. Romero</a>, film writer and director (d. <a href="/wiki/2017_in_the_United_States" title="2017 in the United States">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brokaw" title="Tom Brokaw">Tom Brokaw</a>, television news reporter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Koppel" title="Ted Koppel">Ted Koppel</a>, journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_South" title="Joe South">Joe South</a>, country singer-songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_the_United_States" title="2012 in the United States">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_W._Stewart" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald W. Stewart">Donald W. Stewart</a>, politician</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_12" title="February 12">February 12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Brown" title="Hank Brown">Hank Brown</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lynch" title="Richard Lynch">Richard Lynch</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_the_United_States" title="2012 in the United States">2012</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Stanley_Pottinger" title="John Stanley Pottinger">John Stanley Pottinger</a>, novelist and lawyer (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_the_United_States" title="2024 in the United States">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_14" title="February 14">February 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Maynard_(entrepreneur)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Maynard (entrepreneur)">James Maynard</a>, businessman, co-founded <a href="/wiki/Golden_Corral" title="Golden Corral">Golden Corral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_15" title="February 15">February 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Hadl" title="John Hadl">John Hadl</a>, American football player and coach (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_17" title="February 17">February 17</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Newman_(sound_engineer)" title="Chris Newman (sound engineer)">Chris Newman</a>, sound mixer, director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Pitney" title="Gene Pitney">Gene Pitney</a>, American pop singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_19" title="February 19">February 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, African-American musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_21" title="February 21">February 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Lewis" title="John Lewis">John Lewis</a>, African-American politician, civil rights leader (d. <a href="/wiki/2020_in_the_United_States" title="2020 in the United States">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Name" title="Billy Name">Billy Name</a>, born William G. Linich, photographer and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Warhol" title="Andy Warhol">Warhol</a> archivist (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Walker" title="Chet Walker">Chet Walker</a>, basketball player (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_the_United_States" title="2024 in the United States">2024</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_23" title="February 23">February 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Fonda" title="Peter Fonda">Peter Fonda</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2019_in_the_United_States" title="2019 in the United States">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_24" title="February 24">February 24</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Duel" title="Pete Duel">Pete Duel</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/1971_in_the_United_States" title="1971 in the United States">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ellis_(boxer)" title="Jimmy Ellis (boxer)">Jimmy Ellis</a>, African-American professional boxer (d. <a href="/wiki/2014_in_the_United_States" title="2014 in the United States">2014</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_25" title="February 25">February 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Santo" title="Ron Santo">Ron Santo</a>, baseball player (d. <a href="/wiki/2010_in_the_United_States" title="2010 in the United States">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Howard_Hesseman" title="Howard Hesseman">Howard Hesseman</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Andretti" title="Mario Andretti">Mario Andretti</a>, Italian-born race car driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_South" title="Joe South">Joe South</a>, singer-songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_the_United_States" title="2012 in the United States">2012</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_29" title="February 29">February 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Turner" title="Billy Turner">Billy Turner</a>, horse trainer (d. <a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: March" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg/100px-Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="457" data-file-height="624"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 137px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg/100px-Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="137" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg/150px-Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg/200px-Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Caan_(1976).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg/100px-James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2147" data-file-height="2863"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg/100px-James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg/150px-James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg/200px-James_Caan_%281976%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/James_Caan" title="James Caan">James Caan</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg/100px-Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="3750"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 125px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg/100px-Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="125" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg/150px-Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg/200px-Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg 2x" 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Travanti">Daniel J. Travanti</a>, American actor<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a>, American actor and martial artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Torrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Torrence">Dean Torrence</a>, American singer</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Al_Jarreau" title="Al Jarreau">Al Jarreau</a>, African-American singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_13" title="March 13">March 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Candi_Staton" title="Candi Staton">Candi Staton</a>, American singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">March 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Lesh" title="Phil Lesh">Phil Lesh</a>, American rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Grateful_Dead" title="Grateful Dead">Grateful Dead</a>) (d. <a href="/wiki/2024" title="2024">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_17" title="March 17">March 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mark_White_(Texas_politician)" title="Mark White (Texas politician)">Mark White</a>, American politician (d. <a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_18" title="March 18">March 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Medoff" title="Mark Medoff">Mark Medoff</a>, American playwright and screenwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_20" title="March 20">March 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Mark" title="Mary Ellen Mark">Mary Ellen Mark</a>, American photographer (d. <a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">March 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Burke" title="Solomon Burke">Solomon Burke</a>, African-American singer, songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_22" title="March 22">March 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/Garland_Boyette" title="Garland Boyette">Garland Boyette</a>, American football player (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_25" title="March 25">March 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anita_Bryant" title="Anita Bryant">Anita Bryant</a>, American entertainer (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_the_United_States" title="2024 in the United States">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_26" title="March 26">March 26</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Caan" title="James Caan">James Caan</a>, American actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>, American politician</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_27" title="March 27">March 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a>, American actor, playwright, theatre director and instructor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_29" title="March 29">March 29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cahill" title="Thomas Cahill">Thomas Cahill</a>, American scholar and writer (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(musician)" title="Ray Davis (musician)">Ray Davis</a>, American bass musician (<a href="/wiki/P-Funk" class="mw-redirect" title="P-Funk">P-Funk</a>) (d. <a href="/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_31" title="March 31">March 31</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Frank" title="Barney Frank">Barney Frank</a>, American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Leahy" title="Patrick Leahy">Patrick Leahy</a>, American politician</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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href="/wiki/2010_in_the_United_States" title="2010 in the United States">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Sommars" title="Julie Sommars">Julie Sommars</a>, American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Walker_(actor,_born_1940)" title="Robert Walker (actor, born 1940)">Robert Walker</a>, American actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2019_in_the_United_States" title="2019 in the United States">2019</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_17" title="April 17">April 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Menville" title="Chuck Menville">Chuck Menville</a>, American animator, writer (d. <a href="/wiki/1992" title="1992">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">April 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Goldstein" title="Joseph L. Goldstein">Joseph L. Goldstein</a>, American biochemist, recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_20" title="April 20">April 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_Gammon" title="James Gammon">James Gammon</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_24" title="April 24">April 24</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Grafton" title="Sue Grafton">Sue Grafton</a>, detective novelist (d. <a href="/wiki/2017_in_the_United_States" title="2017 in the United States">2017</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Knight_(musician)" title="Robert Knight (musician)">Robert Knight</a>, American singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Parks" title="Michael Parks">Michael Parks</a>, American actor, singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Al_Pacino" title="Al Pacino">Al Pacino</a>, American actor and film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Jervis" title="Robert Jervis">Robert Jervis</a>, American political scientist (d. <a href="/wiki/2021_in_the_United_States" title="2021 in the United States">2021</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burt_Young" title="Burt Young">Burt Young</a>, American actor, author and painter (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: May" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/100px-David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="976" data-file-height="1404"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 144px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/100px-David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="144" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/150px-David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/200px-David_Koch_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/David_Koch" title="David Koch">David Koch</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg/100px-Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="696" data-file-height="1024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 147px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg/100px-Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg/150px-Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg/200px-Toni_Tenille_1996.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Toni_Tennille" title="Toni Tennille">Toni Tennille</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">May 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Allan_M._Siegal" title="Allan M. Siegal">Allan M. Siegal</a>, American newspaper editor and journalist (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/David_Koch" title="David Koch">David Koch</a>, American billionaire businessman, philanthropist and political activist (d. <a href="/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Henriksen" title="Lance Henriksen">Lance Henriksen</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Simon" title="Lucy Simon">Lucy Simon</a>, American composer (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_7" title="May 7">May 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Chernin" title="Kim Chernin">Kim Chernin</a>, American feminist writer and poet (d. <a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_8" title="May 8">May 8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Benchley" title="Peter Benchley">Peter Benchley</a>, American author (<i><a href="/wiki/Jaws_(novel)" title="Jaws (novel)">Jaws</a></i>) (d. <a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Delgado" title="Emilio Delgado">Emilio Delgado</a>, American actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>), singer and activist (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Nelson" title="Ricky Nelson">Ricky Nelson</a>, American singer (d. <a href="/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Tennille" title="Toni Tennille">Toni Tennille</a>, American pop singer</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_9" title="May 9">May 9</a> – <a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a>, American film producer, writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_10" title="May 10">May 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wayne_A._Downing" title="Wayne A. Downing">Wayne A. Downing</a>, American U.S. general (d. <a href="/wiki/2007" title="2007">2007</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_15" title="May 15">May 15</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lainie_Kazan" title="Lainie Kazan">Lainie Kazan</a>, American actress and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a>, American basketball player and coach</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_17" title="May 17">May 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Kay" title="Alan Kay">Alan Kay</a>, computer scientist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_18" title="May 18">May 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Lipton" title="Lenny Lipton">Lenny Lipton</a>, inventor (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_20" title="May 20">May 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shorty_Long" title="Shorty Long">Shorty Long</a>, African-American <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul music</a> singer, songwriter, musician and record producer (<i><a href="/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Judge_(Shorty_Long_song)" title="Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song)">Here Comes The Judge</a></i>) (d. <a href="/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_22" title="May 22">May 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Shaw_(journalist)" title="Bernard Shaw (journalist)">Bernard Shaw</a>, African-American journalist and television news reporter (d. <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_29" title="May 29">May 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tyree_Scott" title="Tyree Scott">Tyree Scott</a>, labor leader and civil rights activist (d. <a href="/wiki/2003" title="2003">2003</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: June" class="cdx-button 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States">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kip_Thorne" title="Kip Thorne">Kip Thorne</a>, theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_3" title="June 3">June 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Connie_Saylor" title="Connie Saylor">Connie Saylor</a>, race car driver (d. <a href="/wiki/1993_in_the_United_States" title="1993 in the United States">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_7" title="June 7">June 7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Little" title="Samuel Little">Samuel Little</a>, serial killer (d. <a href="/wiki/2020_in_the_United_States" title="2020 in the United States">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evi_Nemeth" title="Evi Nemeth">Evi Nemeth</a>, author and engineer (d. <a href="/wiki/2013_in_the_United_States" title="2013 in the United States">2013</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Elgort" title="Arthur Elgort">Arthur Elgort</a>, photographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Sinatra" title="Nancy Sinatra">Nancy Sinatra</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Wickwire" title="Jim Wickwire">Jim Wickwire</a>, lawyer and mountaineer</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_9" title="June 9">June 9</a> – <a href="/wiki/Roger_J._Phillips" title="Roger J. Phillips">Roger J. Phillips</a>, geophysicist (d. <a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_13" title="June 13">June 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Freeman" title="Bobby Freeman">Bobby Freeman</a>, singer, songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Bannon_(American_actor)" title="Jack Bannon (American actor)">Jack Bannon</a>, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2017_in_the_United_States" title="2017 in the United States">2017</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_16" title="June 16">June 16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Goldschmidt" title="Neil Goldschmidt">Neil Goldschmidt</a>, politician (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_the_United_States" title="2024 in the United States">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thea_White" title="Thea White">Thea White</a>, actress (d. <a href="/wiki/2021_in_the_United_States" title="2021 in the United States">2021</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_19" title="June 19">June 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Muldowney" title="Shirley Muldowney">Shirley Muldowney</a>, race car driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_21" title="June 21">June 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mariette_Hartley" title="Mariette Hartley">Mariette Hartley</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_23" title="June 23">June 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph" title="Wilma Rudolph">Wilma Rudolph</a>, track & field athlete and 3-time Olympic winner (d. <a href="/wiki/1994_in_the_United_States" title="1994 in the United States">1994</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hope_Cooke" title="Hope Cooke">Hope Cooke</a>, socialite, Queen Consort of Sikkim</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lucinda_Childs" title="Lucinda Childs">Lucinda Childs</a>, actress, postmodern dancer and choreographer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: July" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeannie_Seely_(3469996552).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Jeannie_Seely_%283469996552%29.jpg/100px-Jeannie_Seely_%283469996552%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="1600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" 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href="/wiki/Rescue_Me_(Fontella_Bass_song)" title="Rescue Me (Fontella Bass song)">Rescue Me</a>") (d. <a href="/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Larson" title="Lance Larson">Lance Larson</a>, American swimmer, Olympic champion, world record-holder in four events (d. <a href="/wiki/2024" title="2024">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Sieminski" title="Chuck Sieminski">Chuck Sieminski</a>, American football player (d. <a href="/wiki/2020" title="2020">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Alexander" title="Lamar Alexander">Lamar Alexander</a>, American politician</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gene_McDowell" title="Gene McDowell">Gene McDowell</a>, American college football coach (d. <a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_6" title="July 6">July 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jeannie_Seely" title="Jeannie Seely">Jeannie Seely</a>, American singer, songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Madeline_Davis" title="Madeline Davis">Madeline Davis</a>, American LGBT activist and historian (d. <a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Alley" title="Gene Alley">Gene Alley</a>, American baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cadile" title="Jim Cadile">Jim Cadile</a>, American professional football offensive guard</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Donath" title="Helen Donath">Helen Donath</a>, American soprano</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Payne_(actress,_born_1940)" title="Julie Payne (actress, born 1940)">Julie Payne</a>, American actress (d. <a href="/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_13" title="July 13">July 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Prudhomme" title="Paul Prudhomme">Paul Prudhomme</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_cuisine" title="Louisiana Creole cuisine">Louisiana Creole cuisine</a> American chef (d. <a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_15" title="July 15">July 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Seay" title="Johnny Seay">Johnny Seay</a>, American country music singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2016" title="2016">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">July 16</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Metcalf" title="Tom Metcalf">Tom Metcalf</a>, American baseball pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">July 17</a> – <a href="/wiki/Verne_Lundquist" title="Verne Lundquist">Verne Lundquist</a>, American sportscaster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_18" title="July 18">July 18</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Brolin" title="James Brolin">James Brolin</a>, American actor, director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a>, American baseball player, manager</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_21" title="July 21">July 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clyburn" title="Jim Clyburn">Jim Clyburn</a>, African-American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_23" title="July 23">July 23</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Imus" title="Don Imus">Don Imus</a>, American radio personality (d. <a href="/wiki/2019_in_the_United_States" title="2019 in the United States">2019</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nichols_(writer)" title="John Nichols (writer)">John Nichols</a>, American novelist (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_24" title="July 24">July 24</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Hauerwas" title="Stanley Hauerwas">Stanley Hauerwas</a>, American theologian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hedaya" title="Dan Hedaya">Dan Hedaya</a>, American actor</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_26" title="July 26">July 26</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a>, African-American singer-songwriter (<i><a href="/wiki/Drift_Away" title="Drift Away">Drift Away</a></i>) (d. <a href="/wiki/2011" title="2011">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Jo_Kopechne" title="Mary Jo Kopechne">Mary Jo Kopechne</a>, American aide to <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_27" title="July 27">July 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kurtz" title="Gary Kurtz">Gary Kurtz</a>, American filmmaker (d. <a href="/wiki/2018" title="2018">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_28" title="July 28">July 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/Philip_Proctor" title="Philip Proctor">Philip Proctor</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Lafayette" title="Bernard Lafayette">Bernard Lafayette</a>, African-American civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Schroeder" title="Pat Schroeder">Pat Schroeder</a>, American politician (d. <a href="/wiki/2023" title="2023">2023</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: August" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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title="Tony Cloninger">Tony Cloninger</a>, baseball player (d. <a href="/wiki/2018" title="2018">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">August 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/Galen_Hall" title="Galen Hall">Galen Hall</a>, American football coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_19" title="August 19">August 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jill_St._John" title="Jill St. John">Jill St. John</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_20" title="August 20">August 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Hinojosa" title="Rubén Hinojosa">Rubén Hinojosa</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_22" title="August 22">August 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCartney" title="Bill McCartney">Bill McCartney</a>, American football player and coach, founded <a href="/wiki/Promise_Keepers" title="Promise Keepers">Promise Keepers</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2025" title="2025">2025</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_23" title="August 23">August 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Steitz" title="Thomas A. Steitz">Thomas A. Steitz</a>, biochemist (d. <a href="/wiki/2018" title="2018">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_27" title="August 27">August 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fernest_Arceneaux" title="Fernest Arceneaux">Fernest Arceneaux</a>, Zydeco accordionist (d. <a href="/wiki/2008_in_the_United_States" title="2008 in the United States">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> – <a href="/wiki/William_Cohen" title="William Cohen">William Cohen</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">August 29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Brady" title="James Brady">James Brady</a>, politician, <a href="/wiki/White_House_Press_Secretary#List_of_press_secretaries" title="White House Press Secretary">17th</a> <a href="/wiki/White_House_Press_Secretary" title="White House Press Secretary">White House Press Secretary</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2014_in_the_United_States" title="2014 in the United States">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Maupin" title="Bennie Maupin">Bennie Maupin</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Paris" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Paris">Johnny Paris</a>, musician (<i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_and_the_Hurricanes" title="Johnny and the Hurricanes">Johnny and the Hurricanes</a></i>) (d. <a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wilton_Felder" title="Wilton Felder">Wilton Felder</a>, African American jazz saxophonist (d. <a href="/wiki/2015_in_the_United_States" title="2015 in the United States">2015</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: September" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raquel_Welch,_1967_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg/100px-Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1949" data-file-height="2716"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 139px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg/100px-Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="139" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg/150px-Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg/200px-Raquel_Welch%2C_1967_photo.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Raquel_Welch" title="Raquel Welch">Raquel Welch</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/September_3" title="September 3">September 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Strasser" title="Joseph C. Strasser">Joseph C. Strasser</a>, American admiral (d. <a href="/wiki/2019_in_the_United_States" title="2019 in the United States">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">September 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/Raquel_Welch" title="Raquel Welch">Raquel Welch</a>, American actress (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">September 10</a> – <a href="/wiki/David_Mann_(artist)" title="David Mann (artist)">David Mann</a>, American artist (d. <a href="/wiki/2004_in_the_United_States" title="2004 in the United States">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_De_Palma" title="Brian De Palma">Brian De Palma</a>, film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_K._McCraw" title="Thomas K. McCraw">Thomas K. McCraw</a>, historian and author (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_the_United_States" title="2012 in the United States">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Olson" title="Theodore Olson">Theodore Olson</a>, lawyer and politician, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Solicitor_General" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Solicitor General">United States Solicitor General</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2024" title="2024">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(computer_businessman)" title="Robert Palmer (computer businessman)">Robert Palmer</a>, businessman, co-founded <a href="/wiki/Mostek" title="Mostek">Mostek</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_12" title="September 12">September 12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Caserta" title="Peggy Caserta">Peggy Caserta</a>, American businesswoman and memoirist (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_the_United_States" title="2024 in the United States">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Gray" title="Linda Gray">Linda Gray</a>, American model and screen actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skip_Hinnant" title="Skip Hinnant">Skip Hinnant</a>, American film actor and comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Lolich" title="Mickey Lolich">Mickey Lolich</a>, American baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Solarz" title="Stephen Solarz">Stephen Solarz</a>, American academic and politician (d. <a href="/wiki/2010_in_the_United_States" title="2010 in the United States">2010</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a>, American basketball player and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_15" title="September 15">September 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a>, American football player, announcer and actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2010_in_the_United_States" title="2010 in the United States">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_18" title="September 18">September 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Avalon" title="Frankie Avalon">Frankie Avalon</a>, American pop singer and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_22" title="September 22">September 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schuler" title="Mike Schuler">Mike Schuler</a>, American basketball coach (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: October" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg/100px-Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 125px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg/100px-Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="125" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg/150px-Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg/200px-Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Bob Knight</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Corben" title="Richard Corben">Richard Corben</a>, American illustrator and comic book artist (d. <a href="/wiki/2020_in_the_United_States" title="2020 in the United States">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_3" title="October 3">October 3</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_O%27Day" title="Alan O'Day">Alan O'Day</a>, American singer, songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2013_in_the_United_States" title="2013 in the United States">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Troy" title="Mike Troy">Mike Troy</a>, American swimmer (d. <a href="/wiki/2019_in_the_United_States" title="2019 in the United States">2019</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_6" title="October 6">October 6</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wyche_Fowler" title="Wyche Fowler">Wyche Fowler</a>, American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Warnock" title="John Warnock">John Warnock</a>, American computer scientist and businessman (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_7" title="October 7">October 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Vento" title="Bruce Vento">Bruce Vento</a>, American educator and politician (d. <a href="/wiki/2000_in_the_United_States" title="2000 in the United States">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_9" title="October 9">October 9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_J._Humphrey" title="Gordon J. Humphrey">Gordon J. Humphrey</a>, American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Pepitone" title="Joe Pepitone">Joe Pepitone</a>, American baseball player and coach (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_13" title="October 13">October 13</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" title="Pharoah Sanders">Pharoah Sanders</a>, American saxophonist (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Corbin" title="Barry Corbin">Barry Corbin</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_DeBusschere" title="Dave DeBusschere">Dave DeBusschere</a>, American basketball player and coach, baseball player (d. <a href="/wiki/2003_in_the_United_States" title="2003 in the United States">2003</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_18" title="October 18">October 18</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Weil" title="Cynthia Weil">Cynthia Weil</a>, American songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Pinsky" title="Robert Pinsky">Robert Pinsky</a>, American poet, essayist, literary critic and translator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_25" title="October 25">October 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Bob Knight</a>, American basketball player and coach (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_the_United_States" title="2023 in the United States">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_27" title="October 27">October 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Gotti" title="John Gotti">John Gotti</a>, American gangster (d. <a href="/wiki/2002_in_the_United_States" title="2002 in the United States">2002</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_29" title="October 29">October 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack_III" title="Connie Mack III">Connie Mack III</a>, American politician</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: November" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg/100px-Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="689"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 134px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg/100px-Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="134" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg/150px-Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg/200px-Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lee" title="Bruce Lee">Bruce Lee</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Budde" title="Ed Budde">Ed Budde</a>, American football player (d. <a href="/wiki/2023" title="2023">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a> – <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Boxer" title="Barbara Boxer">Barbara Boxer</a>, American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_12" title="November 12">November 12</a> – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Wuerl" title="Donald Wuerl">Donald Wuerl</a>, American cardinal archbishop</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_15" title="November 15">November 15</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Waterston" title="Sam Waterston">Sam Waterston</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">November 21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Richard Marcinko</a>, U.S. Navy SEAL team member, author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_22" title="November 22">November 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/Terry_Gilliam" title="Terry Gilliam">Terry Gilliam</a>, American-born British screenwriter, director and animator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_23" title="November 23">November 23</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frazier_Glenn_Miller_Jr." title="Frazier Glenn Miller Jr.">Frazier Glenn Miller Jr.</a>, American domestic terrorist (d. <a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_Robin_Roberts" title="Rockin' Robin Roberts">Rockin' Robin Roberts</a>, American <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> singer (d. <a href="/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Joe Gibbs</a>, American football coach and <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Xfinity_Series" title="NASCAR Xfinity Series">NASCAR Xfinity Series</a> team owner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Sledge" title="Percy Sledge">Percy Sledge</a>, African-American singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2015" title="2015">2015</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">November 27</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lee" title="Bruce Lee">Bruce Lee</a>, Chinese-American martial artist, actor (d. <a href="/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_29" title="November 29">November 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Mangione" title="Chuck Mangione">Chuck Mangione</a>, American flugelhorn player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Phillips_(political_commentator)" title="Kevin Phillips (political commentator)">Kevin Phillips</a>, American political commentator (d. <a href="/wiki/2023" title="2023">2023</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: December" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Pryor_(1986)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="565" data-file-height="695"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 123px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="123" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dionne_Warwick_2_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1194" data-file-height="1444"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 121px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="121" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Dionne_Warwick_2_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne Warwick">Dionne Warwick</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/December_1" title="December 1">December 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a>, African-American actor, comedian (d. <a href="/wiki/2005_in_the_United_States" title="2005 in the United States">2005</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Connie_Booth" title="Connie Booth">Connie Booth</a>, American writer and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_4" title="December 4">December 4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Cannon" title="Freddy Cannon">Freddy Cannon</a>, American singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gilmore" title="Gary Gilmore">Gary Gilmore</a>, American murderer (d. <a href="/wiki/1977_in_the_United_States" title="1977 in the United States">1977</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_7" title="December 7">December 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carole_Simpson" title="Carole Simpson">Carole Simpson</a>, American journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_8" title="December 8">December 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Raymond_G._H._Seitz" title="Raymond G. H. Seitz">Raymond G. H. Seitz</a>, diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Gates" title="David Gates">David Gates</a>, American singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donna_Mills" title="Donna Mills">Donna Mills</a>, American actress</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Englehorn" title="Shirley Englehorn">Shirley Englehorn</a>, American golfer (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne Warwick">Dionne Warwick</a>, African-American singer and actress</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Ochs" title="Phil Ochs">Phil Ochs</a>, American singer and songwriter (d. <a href="/wiki/1976_in_the_United_States" title="1976 in the United States">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_21" title="December 21">December 21</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Cherry" title="Kelly Cherry">Kelly Cherry</a>, American poet and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a>, American musician, songwriter, composer, guitarist, record producer, actor and filmmaker (d. <a href="/wiki/1993_in_the_United_States" title="1993 in the United States">1993</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jorma_Kaukonen" title="Jorma Kaukonen">Jorma Kaukonen</a>, American musician (<i><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane" title="Jefferson Airplane">Jefferson Airplane</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_24" title="December 24">December 24</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Carroll" title="Janet Carroll">Janet Carroll</a>, American actress, singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2012" title="2012">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Fauci" title="Anthony Fauci">Anthony Fauci</a>, American Immunologist</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_26" title="December 26">December 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Prescott" title="Edward C. Prescott">Edward C. Prescott</a>, American economist, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences" title="Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences">Nobel Prize</a> laureate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hansen" title="Fred Hansen">Fred Hansen</a>, American Olympic athlete</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Considine" title="Tim Considine">Tim Considine</a>, American actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_the_United_States" title="2022 in the United States">2022</a>)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Deaths" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January–June"><span id="January.E2.80.93June"></span>January–June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: January–June" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Flora_Finch" title="Flora Finch">Flora Finch</a>, silent film actress and comedian (born <a href="/wiki/1869_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1869 in the United Kingdom">1869 in the United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li>January 19 – <a href="/wiki/William_Borah" title="William Borah">William Borah</a>, U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1907 to 1940 (born <a href="/wiki/1865_in_the_United_States" title="1865 in the United States">1865</a>)</li> <li>January 20 – <a href="/wiki/Omar_Bundy" title="Omar Bundy">Omar Bundy</a>, U.S. Army General (born <a href="/wiki/1861_in_the_United_States" title="1861 in the United States">1861</a>)</li> <li>January – <a href="/wiki/Matilda_McCrear" title="Matilda McCrear">Matilda McCrear</a>, last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade in the U.S. (born c. 1857 in Yorubaland)</li> <li>February 1 – <a href="/wiki/Philip_Francis_Nowlan" title="Philip Francis Nowlan">Philip Francis Nowlan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> writer, creator of <a href="/wiki/Buck_Rogers" title="Buck Rogers">Buck Rogers</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1888_in_the_United_States" title="1888 in the United States">1888</a>)</li> <li>February 4 – <a href="/wiki/Samuel_M._Vauclain" title="Samuel M. Vauclain">Samuel M. Vauclain</a>, steam locomotive engineer (born <a href="/wiki/1856_in_the_United_States" title="1856 in the United States">1856</a>)</li> <li>February 9 – <a href="/wiki/William_Dodd_(ambassador)" title="William Dodd (ambassador)">William Edward Dodd</a>, diplomat and historian (born <a href="/wiki/1869_in_the_United_States" title="1869 in the United States">1869</a>)</li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/wiki/Ellen_Day_Hale" title="Ellen Day Hale">Ellen Day Hale</a>, painter and printmaker (born <a href="/wiki/1855_in_the_United_States" title="1855 in the United States">1855</a>)</li> <li>March 4 – <a href="/wiki/Hamlin_Garland" title="Hamlin Garland">Hamlin Garland</a>, writer (born <a href="/wiki/1860_in_the_United_States" title="1860 in the United States">1860</a>)</li> <li>March 7 – <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Markham" title="Edwin Markham">Edwin Markham</a>, poet (born <a href="/wiki/1852_in_the_United_States" title="1852 in the United States">1852</a>)</li> <li>March 11 – <a href="/wiki/John_Monk_Saunders" title="John Monk Saunders">John Monk Saunders</a>, screenwriter (born <a href="/wiki/1897_in_the_United_States" title="1897 in the United States">1897</a>)</li> <li>March 27 – <a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Astor" title="Madeleine Astor">Madeleine Talmage (Force) Astor Dick Fiermonte</a>, socialite, survivor of the <a href="/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Titanic" title="Sinking of the Titanic">sinking of the <i>Titanic</i></a>, widow of John Jacob Astor IV (born <a href="/wiki/1893_in_the_United_States" title="1893 in the United States">1893</a>)</li> <li>April 8 – <a href="/wiki/David_C._Shanks" title="David C. Shanks">David C. Shanks</a>, army officer (born <a href="/wiki/1861_in_the_United_States" title="1861 in the United States">1861</a>)</li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Buckingham" title="Edgar Buckingham">Edgar Buckingham</a>, physicist and soil scientist (born <a href="/wiki/1867_in_the_United_States" title="1867 in the United States">1867</a>)</li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Connolly" title="Walter Connolly">Walter Connolly</a>, film character actor (born <a href="/wiki/1887" title="1887">1887</a>)</li> <li>May 29 – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Anderson_(actress,_born_1859)" title="Mary Anderson (actress, born 1859)">Mary Anderson</a>, stage actress (born <a href="/wiki/1859_in_the_United_States" title="1859 in the United States">1859</a>)</li> <li>June 7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Hall_(actor)" title="James Hall (actor)">James Hall</a>, film actor (born <a href="/wiki/1900_in_the_United_States" title="1900 in the United States">1900</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Rodman" title="Hugh Rodman">Hugh Rodman</a>, U.S. Navy admiral (born <a href="/wiki/1859_in_the_United_States" title="1859 in the United States">1859</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>June 11 – <a href="/wiki/Alfred_S._Alschuler" title="Alfred S. Alschuler">Alfred S. Alschuler</a>, Chicago architect (born <a href="/wiki/1876_in_the_United_States" title="1876 in the United States">1876</a>)</li> <li>June 13 – <a href="/wiki/George_Fitzmaurice" title="George Fitzmaurice">George Fitzmaurice</a>, film director (born <a href="/wiki/1885_in_France" title="1885 in France">1885 in France</a>)</li> <li>June 14 – <a href="/wiki/Henry_W._Antheil_Jr." title="Henry W. Antheil Jr.">Henry W. Antheil Jr.</a>, diplomat, killed in shootdown of airplane <i><a href="/wiki/Kaleva_(airplane)" title="Kaleva (airplane)">Kaleva</a></i> (born <a href="/wiki/1912_in_the_United_States" title="1912 in the United States">1912</a>)</li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Charley_Chase" title="Charley Chase">Charley Chase</a>, comedian (born <a href="/wiki/1893_in_the_United_States" title="1893 in the United States">1893</a>)</li> <li>June 21 – <a href="/wiki/John_T._Thompson" title="John T. Thompson">John T. Thompson</a>, U.S. Army officer, inventor of the <a href="/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun" title="Thompson submachine gun">Thompson submachine gun</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1860_in_the_United_States" title="1860 in the United States">1860</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July–December"><span id="July.E2.80.93December"></span>July–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: July–December" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>July 1 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Turpin" title="Ben Turpin">Ben Turpin</a>, comic silent film actor (born <a href="/wiki/1869_in_the_United_States" title="1869 in the United States">1869</a>)</li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wadlow" title="Robert Wadlow">Robert Wadlow</a>, tallest man ever (born <a href="/wiki/1918_in_the_United_States" title="1918 in the United States">1918</a>)</li> <li>July 30 – <a href="/wiki/Spencer_S._Wood" title="Spencer S. Wood">Spencer S. Wood</a>, U.S. Navy rear admiral (born <a href="/wiki/1861_in_the_United_States" title="1861 in the United States">1861</a>)</li> <li>August 5 – <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Cook" title="Frederick Cook">Frederick Cook</a>, explorer (born <a href="/wiki/1865_in_the_United_States" title="1865 in the United States">1865</a>)</li> <li>August 8 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Dodds" title="Johnny Dodds">Johnny Dodds</a>, jazz clarinetist (born <a href="/wiki/1892_in_the_United_States" title="1892 in the United States">1892</a>)</li> <li>August 18 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Chrysler" title="Walter Chrysler">Walter Chrysler</a>, automobile pioneer (born <a href="/wiki/1875_in_the_United_States" title="1875 in the United States">1875</a>)</li> <li>August 21 – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Thayer" title="Ernest Thayer">Ernest Thayer</a>, writer, comic poet (born <a href="/wiki/1863_in_the_United_States" title="1863 in the United States">1863</a>)</li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Mary_Vaux_Walcott" title="Mary Vaux Walcott">Mary Vaux Walcott</a>, botanical artist (born <a href="/wiki/1860_in_the_United_States" title="1860 in the United States">1860</a>)</li> <li>August 28 – <a href="/wiki/William_Bowie_(engineer)" title="William Bowie (engineer)">William Bowie</a>, geodetic engineer (born <a href="/wiki/1872_in_the_United_States" title="1872 in the United States">1872</a>)</li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Lundeen" title="Ernest Lundeen">Ernest Lundeen</a>, lawyer and politician (born <a href="/wiki/1878_in_the_United_States" title="1878 in the United States">1878</a>)</li> <li>September 1 – <a href="/wiki/Lillian_Wald" title="Lillian Wald">Lillian Wald</a>, nurse and humanitarian (born <a href="/wiki/1867_in_the_United_States" title="1867 in the United States">1867</a>)</li> <li>September 2 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins_(actor)" title="Eddie Collins (actor)">Eddie Collins</a>, vaudeville-veteran comic (born <a href="/wiki/1883_in_the_United_States" title="1883 in the United States">1883</a>)</li> <li>September 6 – <a href="/wiki/Leonor_F._Loree" title="Leonor F. Loree">Leonor F. Loree</a>, civil engineer and railroad executive (born <a href="/wiki/1858_in_the_United_States" title="1858 in the United States">1858</a>)</li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Hale_Holden" title="Hale Holden">Hale Holden</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad" title="Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad">Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1869_in_the_United_States" title="1869 in the United States">1869</a>)</li> <li>September 25 – <a href="/wiki/Marguerite_Clark" title="Marguerite Clark">Marguerite Clark</a>, stage and silent film actress (born <a href="/wiki/1883_in_the_United_States" title="1883 in the United States">1883</a>)</li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Hurd" title="Earl Hurd">Earl Hurd</a>, animator, film director and comics artist (born <a href="/wiki/1880_in_the_United_States" title="1880 in the United States">1880</a>)</li> <li>October 5 – <a href="/wiki/Ballington_Booth" title="Ballington Booth">Ballington Booth</a>, co-founder of Volunteers of America (born <a href="/wiki/1857_in_the_United_States" title="1857 in the United States">1857</a>)</li> <li>October 11 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Stanton_Ogle" title="Charles Stanton Ogle">Charles Stanton Ogle</a>, actor (born <a href="/wiki/1865_in_the_United_States" title="1865 in the United States">1865</a>)</li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Mix" title="Tom Mix">Tom Mix</a>, Western film actor (born <a href="/wiki/1880_in_the_United_States" title="1880 in the United States">1880</a>)</li> <li>October 17 – <a href="/wiki/George_Davis_(baseball)" title="George Davis (baseball)">George Davis</a>, baseball player (born <a href="/wiki/1870_in_the_United_States" title="1870 in the United States">1870</a>)</li> <li>November 5 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_Plath" title="Otto Plath">Otto Plath</a>, entomologist, father of poet <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Plath" title="Sylvia Plath">Sylvia Plath</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1885_in_Germany" title="1885 in Germany">1885 in Germany</a>)</li> <li>November 9 – <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Kirby" title="John Henry Kirby">John Henry Kirby</a>, Texas legislator and businessman (born <a href="/wiki/1860_in_the_United_States" title="1860 in the United States">1860</a>)</li> <li>November 17 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Barnes_(journalist)" title="Ralph Barnes (journalist)">Ralph W. Barnes</a>, journalist (born <a href="/wiki/1899_in_the_United_States" title="1899 in the United States">1899</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Pearl" title="Raymond Pearl">Raymond Pearl</a>, biologist (born <a href="/wiki/1879_in_the_United_States" title="1879 in the United States">1879</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>November 18 – <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Ashton" title="Sylvia Ashton">Sylvia Ashton</a>, silent film actress (born <a href="/wiki/1880_in_the_United_States" title="1880 in the United States">1880</a>)</li> <li>December 10 – <a href="/wiki/William_V._Mong" title="William V. Mong">William V. Mong</a>, film actor, screenwriter and director (born <a href="/wiki/1875_in_the_United_States" title="1875 in the United States">1875</a>)</li> <li>December 15 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Billy Hamilton</a>, baseball player (born <a href="/wiki/1866_in_the_United_States" title="1866 in the United States">1866</a>)</li> <li>December 21 – <a href="/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald" title="F. Scott Fitzgerald">F. Scott Fitzgerald</a>, fiction writer (born <a href="/wiki/1896_in_the_United_States" title="1896 in the United States">1896</a>)</li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Nathanael_West" title="Nathanael West">Nathanael West</a>, fiction writer, in automobile accident (born <a href="/wiki/1903_in_the_United_States" title="1903 in the United States">1903</a>)</li> <li>December 23 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_August_Schneider" title="Eddie August Schneider">Eddie August Schneider</a>, aviator, in airplane crash (born <a href="/wiki/1911_in_the_United_States" title="1911 in the United States">1911</a>)</li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Agnes_Ayres" title="Agnes Ayres">Agnes Ayres</a>, silent film actress (born <a href="/wiki/1891_in_the_United_States" title="1891 in the United States">1891</a>)</li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Frohman" title="Daniel Frohman">Daniel Frohman</a>, theater producer (born <a href="/wiki/1851_in_the_United_States" title="1851 in the United States">1851</a>)</li> <li>December 27 – <a href="/wiki/Ella_Rhoads_Higginson" title="Ella Rhoads Higginson">Ella Rhoads Higginson</a>, poet (born <a href="/wiki/1862_in_the_United_States" title="1862 in the United States">1862</a>)</li> <li>December 30 – <a href="/wiki/C._Harold_Wills" title="C. Harold Wills">C. Harold Wills</a>, automobile engineer and businessman (born <a href="/wiki/1878_in_the_United_States" title="1878 in the United States">1878</a>)</li> <li>December 31 – <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Lawson" title="Roberta Lawson">Roberta Lawson</a>, Indigenous American (Lenape) activist and musician (born <a href="/wiki/1878_in_the_United_States" title="1878 in the United States">1878</a>)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1940" title="List of American films of 1940">List of American films of 1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history_(1930%E2%80%931949)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States history (1930–1949)">Timeline of United States history (1930–1949)</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section 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