1942- ammonium nitrate explosion in Cleveland, Ohio , 20 people killed 
1944- liquefied natural explosion in Tesserendo, Belgium,  36 people killed, 4,300 cubic meters of confined gas exploded in a huge fireball, sweeping streets with burning gas. 
1943- Butadiene explosion, 79 homes and 2 factories destroyed, 57 people killed 
1947- ammonium nitrate cargo ship exploded 532 killed, 300 wounded, 200 missing, city severely damaged 
1948- dim ethyl ether exp., Ludwig, Germany 245 killed, 3,800 wounded, damage within an 8 km. radius 
 

SPORTS

In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first black to play Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was born Jan. 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA. In 1947 he becomes a player for the Dodgers. In 1949, he wins the National Leagues Most Valuable Player Award. Jackie died on October 24, 1972 in Stanford, Connecticut. He was featured in TIME Magazine on September 22, 1947. 

      One-armed Pete Gray was a starting left fielder and lead- off batter for the St. Louis Browns. Chicago Caramel Tailback, Ren  Cahlii, displayed the crisp form that produced 21 interceptions and 109 attempted passes. 

     In 1935, Leo Seltzer decided to find another way to make a living.  He gathered a bunch of roller skaters and convinced the roller skaters that they would get paid big cash to have people roller skate around and hit people to make them crash.  This would be called "Roller Derby."  It would remain a popular sport onto the 1940s. 
     Boxing was another hit.  One of the wrestler's names was Rocky Grazalo.  Most of his friends were gone because of death including the electric chair. 
 

INVENTIONS The Frisbee  Invented 1948  Material- Plastic  Invented by- Walter Morris       During World War II, people had to find ways to have fun.  When kids discovered that metal pie plates flew well, tossing them became popular.  However, metal plates hurt your hands a lot and made a lot of noise.  Then in 1948, Walter Morrison decided to make them out of plastic.  They called them flying saucers.  Did you know that 2 million Frisbees have been sold in the last 50 years that Ìs more than baseballs, footballs, and basketballs combined!  The First Computer - ENIAC  Invented 1946  Material - Metal over 18,000 vacuum tubes  Invented at University of Pennsylvania  Penicillin invented by Howard Florey as a practical antibiotic.

SWEATERS were very popular in the 1940's. Some factory owners wouldn't let women wear sweaters. They said the sweaters were dangerous. They said the sweaters could get caught in machinery. They weren't entirely wrong. A sweater on a woman that's too lose is a health hazard. A sweater that's too tight is a morale one.        For the first few years after the war, the fashion was to take place.  Some American designers responded with designs of great luxury and dresses like the evening dress.  1941-1942 classic gypsy  One of the cool sandals was called the "Naked Sandal."

This picture shows clothing made  out of a tablecloth. The ladies are  wearing them in different ways.

      On July 1, 1947, San Antonio Light reported that Troy Pendergrass of Hot Springs, New Mexico, chased a flying saucer, as he thought, until it landed.  When it landed, it was discovered to be a piece if foil, five inches by eight inches. 
      On July 7, 1947, F.G. Harston found a sixteen inch disk in Shreveport, Louisiana.  The disk was equipped with two radio condensers, a fluorescent light switch, and copper tubing. 
     There were many sittings of spaceships in 1947.  But no one in 1947 reported a "crashed alien spaceship." They reported " crashed flying saucers." 

HEADLINES

In the 1940s, many of the important headlines were based on World War II.  Like in the introduction, it has a headline saying "Japs Declare War. Attack U.S."  There was many other headlines in the 1940s too.  There would hundreds of little boys on the street selling newspapers. 
 

CONCLUSION

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