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January 2009Happy Birthday: 1940In 1940, the U.S. was climbing out of the Depression and into World War II. The first Social Security check was sent in January of 1940. Some of the more than 200 words that first appeared in print in 1940 reflect the economic and martial realities of the time and others reveal a bit about the social climate. See some of the words from 1940 that caught our eye. Interested in seeing the complete list? Select the Collegiate as the reference, click on Advanced Search, type 1940 in the Date field, and click on Search. A select list of terms that first saw the light of print in 1940 includes: |