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1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar).
November 5 - U.S. presidential election, 1940: Democrat incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican challenger Wendell Willkie and becomes the United States' first third-term president.
November 7 - In Washington, the middle section of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion (it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940 as the third-longest suspension bridge in the world).
See also: 1940 in literature, other events of 1941, 1942 in literature, list of years in literature.
See also: 1940 in music, other events of 1941, 1942 in music and the list of years in music.
See also: 1940 in country music, 1941 in music, other events of 1941, 1942 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top hits of the year Be Honest With Me - Gene Autry Cool Water - Sons of the Pioneers Walking The Floor Over...
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