Action painting

Action painting is a style of painting that is almost spontaneous. A painter would splash or smear paint into the canvas and by doing that the painting looks like a physical movement rather than artistic work.

The style was common from the 1940's until early 1960's and its closely associated with abstract expressionism.

Rosie the Riverter

All the day long,

Whether rain or shine

She’s part of the assembly line.

She’s making history,

Working for victory

Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during WWII, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the military. Rosie the Riveter is commonly used as a symbol of feminism and women's economic power.

The term "Rosie the Riveter" was first used in 1942 in a song of the same name written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb. The song was recorded by numerous artists, including the popular big band leader Kay Kyser, and became a national hit. The song portrays "Rosie" as a tireless assembly line worker, doing her part to help the American war effort.

The age of teenagers

Teenagers became a recognized force in the forties. With the men off to war, teenagers - boys and girls - found employment readily available, and so had money to spend. Seventeen magazine was established in 1944. Advertisement began to be aimed at teens. With fathers away and mothers at work, another new phenomenon arose - the juvenile delinquent. 

First non-stop flight around world

The first round-the-world, nonstop flight begins on February 26 at Carswell Air Force base in Fort Worth, Texas. Captain James Gallagher, flying the B-50 Superfortress, ended his circumnavigation of the globe on March 2. The plane, carrying a crew of 14, averaged 249 miles per hour on the 23,452-mile trip. The Superfortress was refueled four times in the air by B-29 tanker planes.

BAA + NBL = NBA

On the 3rd of August 1949, The Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) formed The National Basketball Association (NBA).  Today the NBA has 30 teams and the world best players. it should be noted that the Lakers won the first NBA championship.

Victory Gardens

During the war, the government needed all the vegetables and resources  to provide food for both soldiers and citizens. The government urged citizen to help out in planting corps for their own. 20 million citizens answered the government calls and the rise in corps production was very high. But in 1946, after the war has ended no one planted victory gardens.

The first eye bank

The first eye bank was opened in 1944. The idea for the eye bank came from Dr. Paton. Dr. Paton had a private practice in New York city where he began to perform cornea transplant with tissues that he obtained privately. One of the sources was from prisoners on the death row. Later in 1944, Dr. Paton and a small group of doctors laid the groundwork of the Eye-bank for Sight Restoration.