Welcome to the Class of 1940
Did You Know?
February 7 The movie Pinocchio is released
February 28 Basketball is televised for the first time
February 29 Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
May 6 John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Grapes of Wrath.
May 10 Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the UK.
May 15 The first McDonald's opened in San Bernardino, California
May 28 Belgium surrenders to Germany in WWII.
June 3 World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
June 10 Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
June 18 Winston Churchill gives his famous Finest Hour speech.
June 22 France signs armistice with Nazi Germany.
July 20 Billboard magazine first publishes it's list of most popular songs.
July 27 Bugs Bunny makes first appears in the cartoon A Wild Hare.
August 13 The Battle of Britain begins when the Germans start a series of attacks on British fighter bases and radar installations.
November 13 Walt Disney releases the breakthrough animated film Fantasia.
November 25 Woody Woodpecker first appears on film.
November 30 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are married
Famous Birthdays
January 21 Jack Nicklaus (Golfer)
February 6 Tom Brokaw (News Anchor)
February 8 Ted Koppel (News Anchor)
February 8 Nick Nolte (Actor)
February 16 Sonny Bono (Singer and Congressman)
February 19 Smokey Robinson (Singer)
February 28 Mario Andretti (Race Car Driver)
March 10 Chuck Norris (Actor)
March 25 Anita Bryant (Singer)
April 23 Lee Majors (Actor)
April 25 Al Pacino (Actor)
May 22 Bernard Shaw (TV Journlist)
July 7 Ringo Starr (Beatles Drummer)
July 13 Patrick Stewart (Actor)
July 18 Joe Torre (Baseball Manager)
July 22 Alex Trebek (Game Show Host)
August 3 Martin Sheen (Actor)
August 22 Valerie Harper (Actress)
September 5 Raquel Welch (Actress)
October 25 Bobby Knight (Basketball Coach)
December 1 Richard Pryor (Comedian)
December 12 Dionne Warwick (Singer)
Spencer High School Alumni
| Helen Burkey (Campbell) | burkey1@charter.net |
| Hubert Gainer | Deceased 10/08/2004 at age 82 |
| Maxine Wines (Carpenter) | janie50@ec.rr.com |
