1940s


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Noun 1. 1940s - the decade from 1940 to 1949
decade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 years
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The living museum is hosting the event at the 1940s Farm until this Sunday.
Wartime spirit is reawakened
People can step back to life on a 1940s farm this August when a historic tourist attraction hosts a 'wartime farm' event.
Fun farming day goes back to 40s
Now, you can step back in time and relive the experience because Springwell Village inGatesheadis hosting its third, even bigger and better 1940s weekend.
Step back to the 1940s this weekend at Springwell Village in Gateshead; It was the decade of powdered eggs, Clement Attlee and the Second World War - and it's returning to Springwell Village this weekend
All things 1940s were celebrated at one of the UK's biggest nostalgia festivals.
Town turns back the clock
Clare said: "Many people now don't know this brand of what the Government called 'strict rules on what you could and couldn't use or design when making clothes in the early 1940s.
TV drama forgets 1940s ladies had creativity to spare; andrew hirst MEETS AN ELLAND-BASED FASHION EXPERT WITH PROOF THAT WARTIME CLOTHES WERE NOT AS DRAB AS WE THOUGHT
Kajukenbo was born in Hawaii in the 1940s. The sport's name was derived from the various aspects of martial arts it includes: karate (KA), judo and jujitsu (JU), kenpo (KEN) and boxing (BO).
Kuwaiti girls use martial arts to counter bullies and violence
THE sights and sounds of the 1940s and 50s will feature in a nostalgic weekend at the Dormans Club in Middlesbrough.
Take a trip back in time in a good cause; IN BRIEF
Not so Joanna Francis, who 11 years ago bought a Victorian end-of-terrace and then set about returning the property to its 1940s original condition.
TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME
Thousands of visitors dressed up in 1940s garb - including Allied Forces uniforms - for a weekend of vintage vehicles, weapons displays and war re-enactments - which even included a Sir Winston Churchill lookalike.
Churchill and pals at 1940s Weekend
Thousands of visitors dressed up in 1940s garb - including Allied Forces uniforms -- for a weekend of vintage vehicles, weapons displays and war re-enactments -- which even included a Sir Winston Churchill lookalike.
PICTURES: Thousands enjoy East Lancashire Railway 1940s weekend; Vintage enthusiasts enjoyed events at Rawtenstall and Ramsbottom stations
QUORN Village Hall will be jumping on Saturday, May 26, when The New Quorndon Shakespeare Company present their annual 1940s Evening.
Evening trip back to the Forties

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