New York City in World War II
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo and Ronald Reagan.
Notable people
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
from 1939 to 1944
2 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Frida Kahlo
from 1939 to 1945
2 moments here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1944
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1945
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Nikola Tesla
in 1943
1 moment here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1944
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Judy Garland
in 1939
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Moments
- 1939 Return voyage to New York Frida Kahlo
- 1939 Opens New York World's Fair by television Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1939 The Wizard of Oz New York premiere Judy Garland
- 1943 Death at Hotel New Yorker Nikola Tesla
- 1944 With Jean Gabin in New York Marlene Dietrich
- 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
- 1944 Campaigns through New York City in the rain Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1945 Spinal operation in New York Frida Kahlo
- 1945 New York City visit Charles de Gaulle