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[[The Stormy Forties]] was a memorably turbulent era, forever linked in the public consciousness with [[World War II]] (1937/1939-1945), the development of the first atomic weapons and subsequent attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This also marked the start of the [[Cold War]] and the [[Arab-Israeli Conflict]]. But this era also brought many other changes on the world's political map. The Soviet Union annexed [[Useful Notes/Estonia|Estonia]], [[Useful Notes/Latvia|Latvia]], and [[Useful Notes/Lithuania|Lithuania]], while [[Useful Notes/That South East Asian Country|Burma]], [[Useful Notes/Iceland|Iceland]], [[Useful Notes/India|India]], [[Useful Notes/Indonesia|Indonesia]], [[Useful Notes/Israel|Israel]], [[Useful Notes/Lebanon|Lebanon]], [[Useful Notes/Pakistan|Pakistan]], [[Useful Notes/Syria|Syria]], and [[The Philippines]] gained independence from various European and American colonial empires. New regimes also emerged in existing countries; [[Republican Italy]], [[West Germany]], [[Red China]], and [[East Germany]] all emerged in the second half of the decade.
[[The Stormy Forties]] was a memorably turbulent era, forever linked in the public consciousness with [[World War II]] (1937/1939-1945), the development of the first atomic weapons and subsequent attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This also marked the start of the [[Cold War]] and the [[Arab-Israeli Conflict]]. But this era also brought many other changes on the world's political map. The Soviet Union annexed [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], and [[Lithuania]], while [[That South East Asian Country|Burma]], [[Iceland]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]], [[Pakistan]], [[Syria]], and [[The Philippines]] gained independence from various European and American colonial empires. New regimes also emerged in existing countries; [[Republican Italy]], [[West Germany]], [[Red China]], and [[East Germany]] all emerged in the second half of the decade.


The technological innovations of the decade included the first actual computers - notably Z3 by Konrad Zuse (1941, German), the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (1942, American), the Colossus Mark 1 and Mark 2 computers (1943 and 1944, British), the Harvard Mark I (1944, American), Z4 by Konrad Zuse (1944, German), ENIAC (1946, American), the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine (nicknamed "Baby") (1948, British), the EDSAC (1949, British), the Manchester Mark 1 (1949, British), and the CSIRAC (1949, Australia).
The technological innovations of the decade included the first actual computers - notably Z3 by Konrad Zuse (1941, German), the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (1942, American), the Colossus Mark 1 and Mark 2 computers (1943 and 1944, British), the Harvard Mark I (1944, American), Z4 by Konrad Zuse (1944, German), ENIAC (1946, American), the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine (nicknamed "Baby") (1948, British), the EDSAC (1949, British), the Manchester Mark 1 (1949, British), and the CSIRAC (1949, Australia).
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* [[Hourman]]/Rex Tyler. First appeared in March, 1940.
* [[Hourman]]/Rex Tyler. First appeared in March, 1940.
* [[Lex Luthor]]. First appeared in April, 1940.
* [[Lex Luthor]]. First appeared in April, 1940.
* [[Robin (Comic Book)|Robin]]
* [[Robin]]
** Robin/Richard "Dick" Grayson. First appeared in April, 1940. He would eventually become [[Nightwing]].
** Robin/Richard "Dick" Grayson. First appeared in April, 1940. He would eventually become [[Nightwing]].
* [[Doctor Fate]]. First appeared in May, 1940.
* [[Doctor Fate]]. First appeared in May, 1940.
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* [[Plastic Man]]. First appeared in August, 1941.
* [[Plastic Man]]. First appeared in August, 1941.
* [[Looney Tunes (comics)|Looney Tunes]]. First adapted to the medium in October, 1941.
* [[Looney Tunes (comics)|Looney Tunes]]. First adapted to the medium in October, 1941.
* [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]. First appeared in November, 1941.
* [[Aquaman]]. First appeared in November, 1941.
* [[Green Arrow]]. First appeared in November, 1941.
* [[Green Arrow]]. First appeared in November, 1941.
* [[Jimmy Olsen]]. First named appearance in November, 1941.
* [[Jimmy Olsen]]. First named appearance in November, 1941.
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** Professor Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot. Appeared c. April, 1948.
** Professor Elmer Benjamin Flutesnoot. Appeared c. April, 1948.
** Marmaduke "Big Moose" Mason. First appeared in 1949.
** Marmaduke "Big Moose" Mason. First appeared in 1949.
* Sandy the Golden Boy/Sanderson Hawkins. First appeared in December, 1941. He would later assume [[The Sandman (Comic Book)/Characters|The Sandman]] identity.
* Sandy the Golden Boy/Sanderson Hawkins. First appeared in December, 1941. He would later assume [[The Sandman/Characters|The Sandman]] identity.
* [[Seven Soldiers]]. First appeared in Winter, 1941.
* [[Seven Soldiers]]. First appeared in Winter, 1941.
* [[Wonder Woman]]. First appeared in December, 1941.
* [[Wonder Woman]]. First appeared in December, 1941.
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* [[The Big Sleep (film)|The Big Sleep]] (1946)
* [[The Big Sleep (film)|The Big Sleep]] (1946)
* [[The Blue Dahlia]] (1946)
* [[The Blue Dahlia]] (1946)
* [[The Brute Man (Film)|The Brute Man]] (1946)
* [[The Brute Man]] (1946)
* [[Gilda]] (1946)
* [[Gilda]] (1946)
* [[It's a Wonderful Life|Its a Wonderful Life]] (1946)
* [[It's a Wonderful Life|Its a Wonderful Life]] (1946)
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== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* On 25 February, 1940, an [[Useful Notes/Ice Hockey|Ice Hockey]] game is televised. The first broadcast of its kind. The game was between the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens.
* On 25 February, 1940, an [[Ice Hockey]] game is televised. The first broadcast of its kind. The game was between the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens.
* On 28 February, 1940, a [[Useful Notes/Basketball|Basketball]] game is televised. The first broadcast of its kind. The game was between the teams of Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh.
* On 28 February, 1940, a [[Basketball]] game is televised. The first broadcast of its kind. The game was between the teams of Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh.
* On 10 March, 1940, a performance of the Metropolitan Opera of [[New York City]] is televised. The first of its kind. The show included excerpts from the [[Pagliacci]] and four other operas.
* On 10 March, 1940, a performance of the Metropolitan Opera of [[New York City]] is televised. The first of its kind. The show included excerpts from the [[Pagliacci]] and four other operas.
* A 1941 decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows [[American Television Stations]] to broadcast [[Advertising Tropes|Commercials]]. On 1 July, 1941, ten stations incorporate commercials to their programs. The first known television commercial was one for Bulova watches. Broadcast during a [[Useful Notes/Baseball|Baseball]] game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
* A 1941 decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows [[American Television Stations]] to broadcast [[Advertising Tropes|Commercials]]. On 1 July, 1941, ten stations incorporate commercials to their programs. The first known television commercial was one for Bulova watches. Broadcast during a [[Baseball]] game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
* [[Truth or Consequences]], the popular radio show, was simulcast on radio and television for a single day on 1July, 1941. To attract viewers to the station showing it. The game would not return to television until 1950.
* [[Truth or Consequences]], the popular radio show, was simulcast on radio and television for a single day on 1July, 1941. To attract viewers to the station showing it. The game would not return to television until 1950.
* [[CBS Television Quiz]] debuted in 2 July, 1941. Becoming the first regularly scheduled [[Game Show]]. It was cancelled in May, 1942. In favor of war-related programming.
* [[CBS Television Quiz]] debuted in 2 July, 1941. Becoming the first regularly scheduled [[Game Show]]. It was cancelled in May, 1942. In favor of war-related programming.
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* [[Howling Commandos]].
* [[Howling Commandos]].
* [[Nick Fury]].
* [[Nick Fury]].
* [[Sgt Rock (Comic Book)|Sgt Rock]].
* [[Sgt. Rock]].
* [[Suicide Squad]]. The original version of the Squad was founded in World War II. Depicted in origin stories and flashbacks.
* [[Suicide Squad]]. The original version of the Squad was founded in World War II. Depicted in origin stories and flashbacks.
* [[Unknown Soldier]].
* [[Unknown Soldier]].
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