1940 in the United States

← → Events from the year 1940 in the United States.

May 15: The first McDonald's restaurant ( photographed in 2005 ).
June 27: "100 Water Colors" show by Federal Arts Project opens in New York City
November 5: FDR becomes the first and only president elected to a third term.
James Cromwell
George A. Romero
Smokey Robinson
Peter Fonda
Chuck Norris
James Caan
Nancy Pelosi
Al Pacino
Burt Young
David Koch
Toni Tennille
René Auberjonois
Nancy Sinatra
Jeannie Seely
James Brolin
Joe Torre
Martin Sheen
Raquel Welch
Bob Knight
Bruce Lee
Richard Pryor
Dionne Warwick