Historical+Background

On this page, each of you should add the information you found on what was happening in Bradbury's life, in the United States, and around the world during the time period in which Bradbury was writing the novel (stick to the period between 1940 and 1953).


 * 1939-1945: WWII (sarah)
 * 1940, Jan 16: Hitler canceled an attack in the West due to bad weather and the capture of German attack plans in Belgium (yiyi)
 * May 1940: Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of England. (sarah)
 * April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson plays his first game with the Dodgers. (sarah)
 * 1947: UN begins. (sarah)
 * April 4, 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is signed in Washington by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK and the US.
 * Feb. 1953: Watson and Crick discover the double helix. (sarah)
 * May 1953: A tornado hits Waco, TX, killing 114 people and injuring 597. (sarah)
 * June 6, 1944- D-Day: [] (video) (ashley)
 * 1951: Transcontinental television begins with a speech from president truman. (ashley)