...Date... AGE Event
1944/--/-- -1 - A British airborne landing at Arnhem in the Netherlands is repulsed by the Germans.
1944/--/-- -1 - Aaron Copland composes the ballet Appalachian Spring.
1944/--/-- -1 - Allied D-Day invasion forces land at Normandy in northern France.
1944/--/-- -1 - Allied forces break out from the Normandy enclave and liberate Paris.
1944/--/-- -1 - Allied forces in Italy land behind the German Gustav Line at Anzio.
1944/--/-- -1 - American aircraft from the Marianas begin the strategic bombing of Japan.
1944/--/-- -1 - American forces under General Mark Clark occupy Rome.
1944/--/-- -1 - An Allied invasion force lands in southern France.
1944/--/-- -1 - British forces begin the reconquest of Burma from the Japanese.
1944/--/-- -1 - British forces occupy Athens and intervene in a communist inspired civil war.
1944/--/-- -1 - Child film actors Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor star in National Velvet.
1944/--/-- -1 - Communist resistance fighters under Josip Broz-Tito liberate Yugoslavia.
1944/--/-- -1 - English writer Somerset Maugham publishes The Razor's Edge.
1944/--/-- -1 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson dies from an accidental drug overdose.
1944/--/-- -1 - French novelist Colette writes Gigi.
1944/--/-- -1 - German officers attempt to assassinate Hitler.
1944/--/-- -1 - Normandy landings
1944/--/-- -1 - Oswald Avery determines that DNA is the hereditary material of the cell.
1944/--/-- -1 - Polish resistance fighters are defeated by the Germans in the Warsaw Uprising.
1944/--/-- -1 - Romania and Bulgaria sign an armistice with the Allies and declare war on Germany.
1944/--/-- -1 - Roosevelt is reelected for an unprecedented fourth term; Truman becomes vice-president.
1944/--/-- -1 - Soviet forces cross the Romanian border and reconquer the Crimea.
1944/--/-- -1 - Soviet forces reach the suburbs of Warsaw in Poland.
1944/--/-- -1 - Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie is produced.
1944/--/-- -1 - The G.I. Bill of Rights is established to provide assistance to war veterans.
1944/--/-- -1 - The German army launches the Battle of the Bulge, its last counteroffensive.
1944/--/-- -1 - The Soviet's relieve the city of Leningrad after a German siege lasting 890 days.
1944/--/-- -1 - The U.S. First Army occupies Aachen -- the first German city to fall to the Allies.
1944/--/-- -1 - The World Bank is established to assist European postwar recovery.
1944/--/-- -1 - U.S. Marines invade Guam and Saipan in the Marianas.
1944/--/-- -1 - U.S. forces under Admiral Nimitz defeat a Japanese fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
1944/--/-- -1 - V-1 (and later the V-2) weapons of vengeance are launched against London.
1944/04/08 0 *** Goff, Glenn - Born to Goff, Charlie Clay and Lafever, Ella Odell (Goff)
1944/04/08 0 *** Goff, Glenn - Died
1944/09/19 0 *** Allison, Willie Clayburn & Lafever, Alice Lorene (Allison) [2nd cousin] - Married Cookeville, Tn
1944/10/-- 0 - World Series NL ST. LOUIS (4) AL ST. LOUIS (2)
In 1944 Transportation was by:
Foot
Bicycle
Train
Car & Bus
Diesel ship
Propeller airplane
Helicopter
In 1944 Communications was by:
Word of Mouth
Post Office
Telegraph
Telephone
In 1944 Food Preparation was by:
Wood
Gas
Refrigeration
In 1944 Entertainment was by:
Social Intercourse
Organized Sports
Travel
Professional Sports
Movies
Radio
Television
Theme parks
Computer
In 1944 Health Care was by:
Operations
Anesthetic
X-Rays
MRI
In 1944 War Making was by:
gun
Artillery
Machine guns
Assault rifle
tank
Submarine
Iron Clad ships
TNT
Mines
Chemical agents
Aeroplane
Missiles
In 1944 Navigation was by:
Stars & Maps
Compass
Radio Signals
Radar
from the SFHR database of Duane Bristow 03-13-2021 19:58:18