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News and Events of 1943

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World Events

World Statistics

population by decade

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Churchill and Roosevelt hold the Casablanca Conference.
Mussolini is deposed and placed under arrest (July).

U.S. Events

U.S. Statistics

President: Franklin D Roosevelt
Vice President: Henry A. Wallace
Population: 136,739,353

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President freezes prices, salaries, and wages to prevent inflation .
Withholding tax on wages introduced. Background: History of the Income Tax in the United States
The Pentagon is completed and becomes the largest office building in the world.
The Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882 and 1902 are repealed permitting immigration and naturalization of Chinese.

Economics

Federal spending:   $78.56 billion
Federal debt:   $142.7 billion
Consumer Price Index:   17.3
Unemployment:   1.9%
Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.03

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Sports

Sports Links

Pro Football Summary

Pro Basketball Summary

Pro Baseball Summary

World Series

NY Yankees d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-1)

Stanley Cup

Detroit d. Boston (4-0)

Wimbledon

Women: Not held (World War II)
Men: Not held (World War II)

Kentucky Derby Champion

Count Fleet

NCAA Basketball Championship

Wyoming d. Georgetown (46-34)

NCAA Football Champions

Notre Dame (9-1-0)

Entertainment

Entertainment Awards

Pulitzer Prizes
Fiction: Dragon's Teeth, Upton Sinclair
Music: Secular Cantata No. 2, A Free Song, William Schuman
Drama: The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder

Oscars awarded in 1943
Academy Award, Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver (MGM)

Miss America: Jean Bartel (CA)

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Events

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! opens and changes American musical theater by combining entertainment and serious subjects. Agnes de Mille choreographs the musical, capturing the essence of American folk dance.
Radio classic Amos 'n' Andy is canceled after 15 years and more than 4,000 consecutive shows.