1941 Sports World Series Champions: New York Yankees NFL Champions: Chicago Bears Stanley Cup Champs: Boston Bruins U.S. Open Golf: Craig Wood NCAA Football Champions: Minnesota NCAA Basketball Champions: Wisconsin Kentucky Derby: Whirlaway 1941 Fashion Icons: Gene Tierney, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Betty Grable. Other Facts Joe DiMaggio had a 56 game hitting streak, and did not strike out during the 1941 season Fantasia and Citizen Kane both bombed at the box office. Using Dr. Charles Drews idea, the American Red Cross decided to set up blood donor stations to collect plasma for the U.S. Armed Forces. Glenn Millers Chattanooga Choo-Choo was awarded the first Gold record. Plutonium was officially chemically identified on February 23rd by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborgs team Time Magazines Man of the Year: Franklin D. Roosevelt A ten second ad for Bulova watches, is aired by NBC. This was the first television commercial, and cost $7. John Huston made his directorial debut in the gritty detective movie The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart. Many historians consider this film to be the first example of film noir. Speech: December 7th a date which will live in infamy. Many Americans believe that President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew about the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. They say he let it happen because it was the only way he could get Americans involved in the war.
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