The first civilian use of penicillin takes place at Doctors Hospital. Casablanca is showing in theaters. Popular songs include Mairzy Doats and Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' . Zoot suits and jitterbugging are popular. An epidemic of infantile paralysis kills almost 1,200 and cripples thousands more.
Allies invade Italy.
Jews in the Warsaw ghetto form an uprising against the Nazis. The Columbus Red Cross reports a record 1,000 blood donors in a day. Factories such as Curtiss-Wright double production. The cost of living in the United States rises nearly 30 percent. Popular songs include Swinging on a Star and Sentimental Journey.