1944 On June 6th 1944 the D-DAY invasion ( Operation Overlord ) starts with allied forces crossing the English Channel to land in Normandy which signaled the end of the war in Europe. Meanwhile London had the first attacks from V2 rockets , which caused further devastation to an already badly bombed city. Glenn Miller is reported missing following a plane crash and people throughout the US and UK are encouraged to grow any vegetables they can in gardens to help ease the food shortages.
How Much things cost in 1944
Average Cost of new house $3,450.00
Average wages per year $2,400.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 15 cents
Average Cost for house rent $50.00 per month
Loaf of Bread 10 cents
Old Spice Shaving Soap $1.00
Average Cost of new house $3,450.00
Average wages per year $2,400.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 15 cents
Average Cost for house rent $50.00 per month
Loaf of Bread 10 cents
Old Spice Shaving Soap $1.00
World War II 1944
- Operation Overlord, code named D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France.
- London is hit by a V2 rocket for the first time.
- The Battle of the Bulge is one of the deadliest battles in World War II with 19,000 US soldiers killed
- The Allies assemble the largest force of Air Power used who bombed railways and other targets in Germany
- The Seige of Leningrad is finaly broken after 872 days
- The US Bombs Tokyo for the first time with B-29 Super fortress bombers
What Events Happened in 1944
- In Britain the Education Act lifts the ban on women teachers marrying.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the only U.S. president to be elected to a fourth term.
- The Government gives back railroads to companies after labor disputes are settled
- The GI Bill of Rights is passed
- A 5.9 earthquake hits Central New York
- Meat Rationing Ended in USA
- The CIA is Formed
- Earthquake in San Juan, Argentina, kills 8000-10000 people
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use ) 1944
Kidney Dialysis Netherlands by Willem Kolff
Sunscreen USA by Benjamin Green
( he was trying to invent something to protect soldiers in the Second World War from Sunburn ). He then went on to create the Coppertone Company and the rest as they say is history
Popular Culture 1944
- Sir Henry Wood, aged 75, conducts his last Promenade Concert
- 15yr old Anne Frank is captured by the Germans and sent to a concentration camp
- Glenn Miller is reported missing.
