1940 Free History Poster Makes An Ideal Birthday or Christmas Gift
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I looked everywhere on the internet for this kind of information and finally found this site. Great information. Will use for my parents Dad (74th) and Mom (70th) birthday party.,

This Printable 8 1/2 inch X 11 inch poster is suitable for placing in a picture frame or to hand out during Birthday Celebrations or as a Christmas Gift. The new Graphics also resize to Birthday / Christmas Card size and still look pretty good, so ideal to use as an unusual card idea. Help Guide For New Prints
Featured In This 1940 Poster / Print
A Range of What Things Cost , Popular Movies and Music, Born This Year
Important Events From The Year including the following Germany and Italy agree to form an alliance
against France and the United Kingdom
• Germany invades Denmark, Norway,
France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the
Netherlands
• The Lascaux prehistoric cave paintings are
discovered in France
• Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
of the United Kingdom and forms an allparty
coalition government
• The Battle of Britain between the German
Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force begins
• The Queen Mary, The Mauritania and The
Queen Elizabeth ocean liners are put into
service as troop carriers
• Selective Training and Service Act is signed
into law as the first peacetime draft in
United States history
• Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the election and
became the first third-term president
• Nylon stockings go on sale
This free print is available for all to use is created by The People History and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License ( I.E. Just include an Attribute to The People History When Using Online and Leave Our Copy write Notice Thanks ) The graphic includes news, pop culture, prices and more is also ideal for use when making a 1940 scrapbook for family, friends birthday, Christmas or Wedding Anniversary celebrations or for use with school reunion