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1944 in a nutshell

1944: the year of the Monkey. The D-Day landings took place in Normandy.

Chinese zodiac

Year of the Monkey

Born before Lunar New Year 1944? Your animal is the Goat.

  • Decade

    The 1940s

  • Leap year

    Yes, 366 days

What happened in 1944

  1. The D-Day landings took place in Normandy
  2. The Bretton Woods conference shaped the postwar economy
  3. The Harvard Mark I computer was completed

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