MEMORIES

In 1941, A Movie Ticket Cost 24 Cents

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is president of the US

Orson Welles’ cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane is released

The Manhattan Engineer District, a code name for atomic research, is authorized by President Roosevelt

Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese – 19 ships are damaged or sunk; 2300 killed

Germany invades the Soviet Union, opening a second European front in WWII

The United States officially declares war on Japan

Dick Cheney, Richard Dawkins, Pete Rose, and Bob Dylan are born

James Joyce and Virginia Woolf die

New York Yankees win the World Series

Chicago Bears win the NFL championship

Boston Bruins win the Stanley cup