Talk:1940s

This needs some additions - is "stunk" computer a misprint?

It must be. Googling the phrase "stunk computer" gives only wikipedia and its mirrors/forks. I'll delete it. --Lancevortex 18:28, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Independence for some former colonies - which? The links are not entirely appropriate.

American sports figures and entertainers - additions?

Will add a few details when I have the time.

Jackiespeel 16:59, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

More on women's role/position is needed. Not just for this but others

Protarion 18/06/2005 3:03 PM (EST Sydney)

Needs more events happening around the world instead of more American

The linked '1947' page seems to have something wrong with it. It gives none of the normal wiki options!

[Jeff Miller] is said to be an icon of the 1940s, however the linked person was born in 1959 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Miller)! Is this a typo or mistake? Ethoen 15:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I thought the idea of the people section was that it contains the most significant people of the era? Regardless of whether they were considered good or evil. Shouldn't for instance Hitler be in the section on the basis of the (deplorable) impact he had on the world in that decade? BeL1EveR 09:01, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

John Smith

I'm working on the pages that link to John Smith's disambiguation page, and this is one of them. There's a John Smith here under sports figures. The problem is that I don't know which John Smith is, I don't even know what sport did he play. So, for now, I took off the link, because it was wrong. But I didn't delete the name John Smith, so maybe somebody who knows who he is can put the correct link. --Dpapic 15:30, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure the 50's were radical and the 30's were conservative, not the other way around.

Yes. Certainly in the UK the 1920s were radical until the breaking of the general strike, the 1930s saw consolidation from the right, the 1940s saw war and the late 40s/early 50s saw the post-war settlement - a direct result of the government's fears over rising militancy.

1940s

Would like to request that my Forties site be referenced on Wikipedia. http://www.forties.net

This site produces material during the l940s, and WWII. Unfortunately, is not a professional site, though has material presented from memory, and/or links concerning WWII, entertainment, fashions, one room school house, and other features relating to the Forties.

The WWII page includes Japanese torture and POWs, Nazi pages of POWs, Female Spies, Women serving, Japanese surrender, VEDay, VJ Day, and others as well as cartoons which were popular during this era.

Thank you for your consideration, it is rated the highest site for the Forties on Google.

Beverly Sturdy sundog28@comcast.net

P.S. Am 80 years old and am not familiar with GFDL or what it is. I own this site www.forties.net, and some material is my copyrighted words. If you can provide information, would appreciate it, thank you.

sundogsss Sundogsss 02:45, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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