NEWS: 1940

The USC Trojans defeat the Tennessee Volunteers 14-0 in the 26th Rose Bowl.

The Texas A&M Aggies defeat the Tulane Green Wave 14-13 in the 1940 Sugar Bowl.

The Catholic University Cardinals and the Arizona State Bulldogs play to a scoreless tie in the 6th Sun Bowl.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeat the Missouri Tigers 21-7 in the 1940 Orange Bowl.

The Clemson Tigers defeat the Boston College Eagles 6-3 in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic.

In the Winter War, the Battle of Raate Road begins.

Great Britain increases the age of conscription to 27.

Emilio Del Giudice is born in Naples, Italy. He was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked in the field of condensed matter. Pioneer of string theory in the early 1970s, later on he became better known for his work with Giuliano Preparata at the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). He died at age 74 on January 31, 2014 in Milan, Italy.

Ferdo Šišić dies at age 70 in Zagreb, Croatia. He was a Croatian historian, the founding figure of the Croatian historiography of the 20th century. He made his most important contributions in the area of the Croatian early Middle Ages. He was born on March 9, 1969 in Vinkovci, Croatia.

By this date, there are 847 commercial radio stations (all AM) and 3 educational radio stations (all FM) in the U.S. They include Baltimore AM radio stations WBAL, WCAO, WCBM, and WFBR.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Soviet submarine S-2 hits a Swedish naval mine in the Sea of Åland and sinks with the loss of all 50 crew.

Adolf Hitler's traditional New Year's reception of the diplomatic corps in the Reich Chancellory is canceled due to the war.

The Irish government introduces emergency powers to incarcerate members of the Irish Republican Army without trial.

Jim Bakker, a televangelist, is born in Muskegon, Michigan. He's a televangelist and convicted fraudster. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program The PTL Club with his then wife, Tammy Faye, and developed Heritage USA, a now-defunct Christian theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 328F; Low temp. 16 F; Precipitation: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Athol Guy is born in Colac, Victoria, Australia. He was a member of the Australian pop music group The Seekers, for whom he played double bass and sang. The group disbanded in 1968. He's easily recognizable by his black-framed "Buddy Holly" style glasses, and, during live performances, he often introduced the members of the group.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore receives 5.8 inches of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5.8 inches); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.   3 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1940 is 1.81 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1940 is 32.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1940 is 26.0 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees. A total of 9.6 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1940, above the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.7 inches) and rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 1.10 inches (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 1.48 inches.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") and rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: Trace.

The United States Air Defense Command is created.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore gets 3.5 inches of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.5 inches); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1940 is 3.97 inches, including melted snow and ice.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1940 is 3.97 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1940 is 44.2 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1940 is 30.7 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 5.3 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1940, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.62 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

1.82 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; rain beginning in the afternoon (heavy at times); High temp. 49 F; Low temp. 32 F; Precipitation: 1.82 inches.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass, a mountain pass though the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria. Italian dictator Mussolini agrees to join Germany's war against France and Britain.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") and light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 20 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any March 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.41 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1940 is 3.97 inches (the exact same amount as the previous month), including melted snow and ice.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1940 is 3.97 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1940 is 47.4 degrees F, much below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1940 is 32.7 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 0.8 of an inch of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1940, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

This is Census Day in the United States. The population of the United States is 132,164,569 -- an increase of 7.27 percent since 1930. The population of Maryland is 1,821,244 -- an increase of 11.63 percent since 1930. The population of Baltimore (city) is 859,100 (exactly) -- an increase of 6.7 percent since 1930. The population of Baltimore County is 155,825 -- an increase of 25.1 percent since 1930. The population of Catonsville is estimated to be about 15,000 which is about a 50 percent increase from 1930.

Also, the U.S. Census data show that about 82.8 percent of U.S. households (about 28 million) have at least one radio. Massachusetts has 96.2 percent of its households owning radios, the highest percentage in the U.S.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 2.40 inches.

During World War I, Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.72 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore gets 0.3 of an inch of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3"); High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.56 inch.

2.24 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any April 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 2.24 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1940 is 6.99 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1940 is 58.3 degrees F, well below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1940 is 42.2 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

In his first speech as Pritish prime minister, Winston Churchill tells Parliament, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.84 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 1.40 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

During World War II, the evacuation of 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins. It is called Operation Dynamo.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; temp. 63° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.87 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1940 is 4.41 inches, above the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1940 is 73.1 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1940 is 55.7 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

During World War II, the Allied evacuation of about 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France, ended. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declard: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Harry Craft of the Cincinnati Reds hits for the cycle (two singles, a double, a triple, and a home run) in the Reds' 23-2 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Maurice Jaubert dies at age 40 in Azerailles, France.  He was a prolific music composer. He wrote musical scores for some of the most important films of the early sound era in France, including Jean Vigo’s Zero for Conduct and L’Atalante, and René Clair’s Quatorze Juillet and Le Dernier Milliardaire. Maurice Jabert was born on January 3, 1900 in Nice, France.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Alien Registration Act, also known as the Smith Act, which requires adult foreigners residing in the U.S. to be registered and fingerprinted.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 1.46 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1940 is 2.37 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1940 is 83.6 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1940 is 66.4 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

During World War II, 1267 people die as the British navy destroys a French battle fleet at the Mers-el-Kébir naval base in Oran, Algeria.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.80 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

The National League defeats the American League 4-0 in the 1940 Major League Baseball All Star Game. Five pitchers -- Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French, and Carl Hubbell -- hold the American League to a total of three base hits. Max West of the Boston Bees hits a 3-run home run for the National League. The game is played at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri, and the attendance is 32,373.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

During World War II, the Battle of Britain begins as the Luftwaffe (German Nazi air force) starts to attack southern England. The Royal Air Force eventually wins the battle.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

The Democratic National Convention nominates U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term in office.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 79° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 80° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 80° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 26th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 80° F; Precip.: Trace.

Billboard magazine (initially called "The Billboard") publishes its first record chart, a ranking of "Best Selling Retail Records."  The #1 record is "I'll Never Smile Again" by the Tommy Dorsey Band with vocal by Frank Sinatra. This chart is for single records (78 rpm) only, not for "albums" which are several 78 rpm records bound into an album, prior to the introduction of the 33-1/3 rpm LP (Long Play) record album in 1948. See March 15, 1945.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 27th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 78° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.62 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 98 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 30th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.54 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1940 is 2.85 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1940 is 2.85 inches, below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1940 is 88.4 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1940 is 69.1 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox hits for the cycle in a 12-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers. He becomes the first player to hit for the cycle in two different games a decade apart. (Cronin had his first cycle in 1929.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.86 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Outfielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the final two innings for the Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park in Boston. He allows one run on three hits, but he strikes out Rudy York on three pitches. The Tigers win the game, 12-1, behind the pitching of Tommy Bridges.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.81 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. **° F; Low temp. **° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1940 is 5.60 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1940 is 5.60 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1940 is 80.2 degrees F, well below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1940 is 66.8 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Nazi Germany begins its bombing of London and other British industrial cities during World War II.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 1.11 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1940 is 1.32 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1940 is 77.4 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1940 is 59.0 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore gets 0.4 of an inch of snow in the evening.

Baltimore weather: nRain, then snow (0.4") in the evening; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.48 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore gets 0.9 of an inch of snow in a storm that continues from the previous day.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.9"); High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Pelé is born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Três Corações, Minas Garais, Brazil. He became a professional soccer player who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. He had 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. He died at age 82 on December 29, 2022 in Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ellie Greenwich is born Eleanor Louise Greenwich in Brooklyn, New York, NY.  She was a pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", "Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", "Hanky Panky", "Chapel of Love", "Leader of the Pack", and "River Deep – Mountain High", among others. She died at age 68 on August 26, 2009 in Manhattan, New York, NY.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1940 is 2.37 inches, including melted snow, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1940 is 63.8 degrees F, below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1940 is 47.9 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.  A total of 1.3 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during October 1940. Snowfall is rare in October in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 1.00 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.

In World War II, the city of Coventry, England, is bombed by the Luftwaffe (German air force) in the most devastating of a series of attacks that come to be known as the Coventry Blitz. There are 515 German planes taking part in the operation. The attack on the city of 238,000 people begins in the evening and continues into the next morning. The initial wave of 13 specially modified Heinkel He 111 aircraft of Kampfgruppe 100, which were equipped with X-Gerät navigational devices, accurately drop marker flares at 7:20 PM. The British and the Germans were fighting the Battle of the Beams and on this night the British failed to disrupt the X-Gerät signals.

The first wave of follow-up bombers drop high explosive bombs, knocking out the utilities (the water supply, electricity network, telephones and gas mains) and cratering the roads, making it difficult for the fire engines to reach fires started by the later waves of bombers. These later waves drop a combination of high explosive and incendiary bombs. There are two types of incendiary bomb: Those made of magnesium and those made of petroleum. The high explosive bombs and the larger air-mines not only hinder the Coventry fire brigade, they are also intended to damage roofs, making it easier for the incendiary bombs to fall into buildings and ignite them.  An estimated 563 people are killed in the bombings, and more than 1,000 people are injured. More than 4,300 homes in Coventry are destroyed and only about one-third of the city's buildings are left undamaged. The center of the city is nearly all destroyed.

Baltimore receives 1.92 inches of precipitation, the most in Baltimore on any November 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 1.92 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 76 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 22nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. **° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 1.40 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1940 is 5.99 inches, about double the normal amount for November.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 140* is 5.99 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1940 is 55.4 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1940 is 41.3 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during November 1940, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1"); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") and rain; ; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.77 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1940 is 2.68 inches, including melted snow and ice.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1940 is 2.68 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1940 is 49.9 degrees F, above the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1940 is 36.0 degrees F, well above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 0.2 of an inch of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1940, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1940 is 44.33 inches, or 1.75 inches above the normal amount of 42.58 inches.