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During the 1941 baseball season, the New York Yankees won the 1941 pennant by 17 games over Boston , but the pennant race was overshadowed by the personal heroics of two superstars. New York 's American League MVP Joe DiMaggio put together a record 56-game hitting streak, and Boston 's Ted Williams batted .406. (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....season.htm)
Heliport/Railway Station Martin Kappler has scanned and uploaded a German poster from 1941 which shows Third Reich images of the paleo-future . The poster was in a book called Durch die weite Welt vol. XIX , one in a series of books for boys. (www.paleofuture.com....-1941.html)
Fanciful visions of the future were few and far between in the early 1940s. This article by Sidney M. Shalett, from the April 27, 1941 New York Times sums up why. (www.paleofuture.com....-1941.html)
Pearl Harbor Historical Photos Hundreds of actual photos were taken before, during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor . Many were classified for years. Check out some real photos of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 . (gohawaii.about.com....7-1941.htm)
Top Films and TV Mini-Series About Pearl Harbor Numerous motion pictures and TV mini-series have been produced that are set before, during and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 . These are our picks for the best films and TV mini-series about the events of the "Day that will live in infamy." (gohawaii.about.com....7-1941.htm)
This 1941 short, titled I n the Sweet Pie and Pi e, has The Three Stooges on death row. Wrongly accused The Stooges are almost murdered by the state! Sadly, it's something all too common in the world of this barbaric practice. Now with that in mind enjoy the laughs! (classicshowbiz.blogspot.com....-1941.html)
Relatives and friends in Kewanna have received word of the death on February13, 1941 , at Niles, Mich., of Howard A. WILEY, aged 85, who was a pioneerresident of Kewanna. (www.fulco.lib.in.us....l/1941.htm)
Mr. Farley and Mrs. Farley who was Ida HERTZ would have celebrated their goldenwedding anniversary on March 19, 1941 . Mr. Farley was a member of the OddFellows lodge at Kewanna. (www.fulco.lib.in.us....l/1941.htm)
The child was born January 13, 1941 . Survivors are the parents, the maternalgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard SLONAKER of near Fulton, and the paternalgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh NORRIS, also of near Fulton. (www.fulco.lib.in.us....l/1941.htm)
Mrs. Gehman was born in Cass county on October 13th, 1874. Her parents wereBenjamin and Mary Ann KEEPORT. She was united in marriage with Ira GEHMAN onDecember 18th, 1901. Mr. Gehman passed away March 7th, 1941 . The deceased was amember of the Corinth Brethren church of near Twelve Mile. (www.fulco.lib.in.us....l/1941.htm)
Althoughfans still talk about the .406 average Ted Williams tallied in 1941 , heboasted other stats that were equally phenomenal. His .551 on-basepercentage was the greatest until 2002. He also slugged .735. (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....eason1.htm)
HughCasey was the National League's premier relief pitcher both before andafter World War II. Casey won 14 games (seven saves) in 1941 . Afterexcelling in the 1947 World Series, he lost his effectiveness and wasin the minors by 1950. The following summer , when a return to themajors failed to materialize, Casey committed suicide. (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....eason1.htm)
Pee Wee Reese arrived in Brooklyn in 1940, the same season that Lou Boudreau first made his mark and a year before Phil Rizzuto came alive. In 1941 , Reese tallied 136 hits and 46 RBI. (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....eason1.htm)
A series of shrewd trades by 1941 Brooklyn Dodger's general manager Larry MacPhail made a pennant-winner out of a team that had finished seventh two yearsearlier. Second baseman Billy Herman was stolen from the Cubs for twoutility infielders and $65,000. (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....eason3.htm)
Anall-too-familiar sight during the early 1940s was that of Pete Reiserbeing carried off the field on a stretcher. In one instance, he wasthe victim of a beaning, but he also frequently collided with outfieldwalls while chasing fly balls. Reiser led the National League inbatting average (.343) in 1941 . (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....eason3.htm)
Thanks in large part to Bob Feller (25-13), Cleveland finished with a 75-79 record in 1941 . The only clubin the majors that was as disappointing in 1941 as Cleveland was thedefending American League Champion Tigers, who tied the Tribe forfourth place. (entertainment.howstuffworks.com....eason3.htm)
The 1941 Plymouth PT-125 pickup differed little from its 1940 predecessor or, for that matter, from the 1939 model. And with good reason; Plymouth may have known its truck venture wasn't long for this world. (auto.howstuffworks.com....pt-125.htm)
Sealed beam headlamps were added for 1940. The price jumped to $625 for the 1941 Plymouth PT-125 pickup, though styling changes were modest: cowl-mounted parking lights, headlights moved out to the centerline of the fenders (looking rather frog-eyed), a neat chrome V on the vertical front edge of the grille, and nameplates moved to the center of the hood. (auto.howstuffworks.com....pt-125.htm)
Plymouth trucks were built on the Dodge truck line but in much smaller quantities. In 1941 only 6,073 Plymouth pickups were built, while Dodge delivered more than 54,000 half-ton trucks to the government alone. For 1942, Plymouth fielded only a car-based utility sedan, and built just 80 of those. (auto.howstuffworks.com....pt-125.htm)
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