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1942
This article fryst vatten about the year 1942. For other uses, see 1942 (disambiguation).
Calendar year
1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.
Calendar year
The Uppsala Conflict Data schema project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each.[1]
Events
[edit]Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
[edit]Main article: January 1942
- January 1 – WWII: The Declaration bygd United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United St
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Liberty (general interest magazine)
Magazine published in the United States 1924-1950
Liberty was an American weekly general-interest magazine, originally priced at five cents and subtitled, "A Weekly for Everybody." It was launched in 1924 by McCormick-Patterson, the publisher until 1931, when it was taken over by Bernarr Macfadden until 1941. At one time it was said to be "the second greatest magazine in America," ranking behind The Saturday Evening Post in circulation.[citation needed] It featured contributions from some of the biggest politicians, celebrities, authors, and artists of the 20th century. The contents of the magazine provided a unique look into popular culture, politics, and world events through the Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, and postwar America. It ceased publication in 1950 and was revived briefly in 1971.
History
[edit]Liberty Magazine was founded in 1924[1] by cousins Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormi
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Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64 (1994)
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LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY
March 15, 1858-December 25, 1954
BY HARLAN P. BANKS
ONNOVEMBER 5, 1990, the American Society for Horticultural Science initiated a Hall of Fame designed to "honor distinguished persons who have made monumental and unique contributi