1940s Timeline

NATO was created

The three western zones of Germany were merged

Vietnam state established at Saigon

The Berlin blockade was lifted

Northern Ireland remained part of UK

Apartheid began in South Africa

USSR detonated its first nuclear weapon

Mao Tse-tung announced the creation of the People's Republic of China

The Republic of Ireland Becomes Independent

Civil war ends in Greece

The Knesset first convenes

Red Roses for a Blue Lady (Vaughn Monroe)

Riders in the Sky (Vaughn Monroe)

Someday (Vaughn Monroe)

Mule Train (Frankie Laine)

That Lucky Old Sun (Frankie Laine)

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Les Brown)

"A"-You're Adorable (Perry Como)

Some Enchanted Evening (Perry Como)

Dear Hearts and Gentle People (Bing Crosby)

Baby, It's Cold Outside (Sammy Kaye)

Bewitched (Doris Day)

You're Breaking My Heart (Vic Damone)

Plastic Lego

Scrabble

Radial tyres

Cortisone

45 rpm records

U.S. Air Force jet Lucky Lady II flew around the world non-stop

Clothes rationing ends in Britain

Heavy weight champ Joe Louis retires.

Siam changes its name to Thailand

American Actor richard Gere. Born

American Actress Sigourney Weaver. Born

All the King's Men

Battleground

The Heiress

A Letter to Three Wives

Home of the Brave

Twelve O'clock High

Champion

Sands of Iwo Jima

White Heat

On the Town

Best Actress:
Olivia de Havilland (The Heiress)

Best Actor:
Broderick Crawford (All the King's Men)