Year of 1941 Begins with War and Political Upheaval
The year opens with a Hitler prediction of victory in 1941. The new congress hears President Roosevelt call for all out aid to democracies. The CIO is ordered by the government to end defense strikes. Roosevelt is inaugurated for a third term. Civil rioting in Romania signals Nazi influence in the Balkans.
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CIO
Roosevelt
Rumania
Balkans
Hitler
Albania
Derna
Libya
Britain
Europe
Moscow
France
Kharkov
Congress
U. S
C.I.O
Justice McReynolds
U. S. Supreme Court
Batense Industries
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Jugoslav
Hudson Motor
Chevrolet
General i Motors
Iceland
Hettation
Wallace
Ges
Seaboard
Vics
Tory
America First Committee
New York
Navy
Secreta Fengx
Pearl Harbor
Ice Roberts
Pearlial
Mexico
Camacho
Washington
Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Argentina
War spreads across Europe and Africa in 1941 drives
The timeline shows Hitler predicting victory and Italy and Germany advancing. British forces push into Libya. Bengasi falls to Axis. Greece and Yugoslavia shift toward the Axis. Japan expands in the Pacific and Europe with new pacts and invasions. Key events include bombings of London, American entry into the war, and shifting alliances through 1941.
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Axis
Turkey
Dardanelles
Bulgaria
Greece
Ree
Crown Council of
Yugoslavia
Brera
Rotest
Peter
Jugoslav
Aes
Finland
U. S
Jose
Ark Royal
Libya
Moscow
Ostov
New Congress Opens as World War II Escalates
A turbulent wartime agenda unfolds with Roosevelt seeking large aid for Britain, labor strikes surge at Bethlehem Steel and Ford plants, and U S Navy glass vaults seize ships. Key events include Roosevelt’s third inauguration, wage hour rulings, and strategic moves across Europe and the Atlantic.
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Supreme Court
House Pacers
Wendell Willkie
U. S
British Isles
Britain
Bethlehem Steel
Diplomatic Shifts Mark Global Standstill in 194? Era
An assembled timeline shows U S and allied moves across the Americas Europe and Asia. Entries include reciprocal lines between the United States and Canada Mexico and Cuba and various shifts with China Japan and European powers. Several ceasefires treaties and aid pledges hint at a tense wartime balance.
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Japan
Indo-China
Canada
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Cuba
Domnican Republic
Axis
U. S
Peru
Turkey
Martinique
United States
Historic sports roundup with boxing, baseball and golf results
A scrambled year of fights and scores features 13 Chris to ridis beating Bettina for light heavyweight boxing, Joe Louis headline bouts including stops of Red Burman Tony Musto and Billy Conn, Yale and Notre Dame figures in football, plus records in track golf and tennis. Major races and champions across boxing baseball golf and track are listed with multiple athletes and institutions.
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Harl Dew
Christoridis
Bettina
Rob Healer
Act
Cleveitcher
Joe Louis
Red Burman
Tony Musto
Buddy Baer O
Tony Galento Ir
Joe Platak
Oston Bruins
Detroit Hedngs
Yankee Senator
New England Syndicate
Bob Quinn
Boston National League Baseball Club
Notable World Figures Listed in Honor Roll
A long list of prominent figures and dignitaries appears, including Joe Penner, Margaret Lloyd George, John Metaxas, William Gibbs McAdoo, Reed Smoot, William D Byron, ex King Alfonso, Gutzon Borglum, Count Paul Teleki, Morris Sheppard, Maurice Rothschild, Lou Gehrig, Wilhelm II, Daniel Beard, Pat Harrison, Andrew Jackson Houston, William Guggenheim, Ignacy Paderewski, Sam Harris, Fred Fisher, Lew Fields, Howard Jones, Edward B. McLean, William R. Davis, Bruno Mussolini, Sara Delano Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, Helen Morgan, Harry Daugherty, Harold McCormick, Edward Cudahy, Ernst Udet, Beau Geste author, Pedro Cerda, Alva Adams, and 2289 U.S. armed forces killed at Pearl Harbor.
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Gehrig
Iron Horse
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Daniel Carter Beard
Pat Harrison
Misissippi
Andrew Jackson Houston
Texas
William Guggenheim
Ignate Jan Paderewski
Poland
New Year 1942 Focuses on Christ’s Synoptic Gospels
A 1942 lesson emphasizes the Synoptic Gospels Matthew Mark Luke and John and their portraits of Jesus Christ. It explains Matthew as King Mark as Servant Luke as Son of Man and John as the Son of God, urging believers to let Christ work through them in the new year.
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Christ
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Jesus
Israel
David
Abraham
Man
Adam
God
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
Earth
Dr. Morgan
Ten Biggest 1941 Events by Baukhage
Selected by BAUKHAGE WIU Washington Correspondent. Highlights include the lease lend law adoption, Roosevelt Churchill meeting at sea, shoot on sight order, third term inauguration, German invasion of Russia, failure to destroy Red Army, neutrality law revision, sending troops to Iceland, U S war with Japan Germany and Italy, and farm labor coalition defeating price control.
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Baukhage
WIU
Washington
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Iceland
U. S
Japan
Haly
Lesson Subjects and Scripture Texts Selected by ICRE
January 4 lesson notes show subjects and scripture texts chosen by the International Council of Religious Education for use with permission. The entry lists topics and cited passages to guide study and teaching.
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International Council of Religious Education
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Sureme Court
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Warren Harding
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Pedro Cerda
Alva B. Adams
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Nevepogs
Matyrew, Mark
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