Just Getting Started

Just starting to do some backround research here in the library. Ive found some events that took place in 1948 specifically: The Palestine War, Treaty of Brussels and Burma gains independance. Looking for a broader source I searched Wikipedia for 1940's and found some more major events. World War 2 dominated the first half of the decade ending in 1945. Noticable achievements include the first computers, Nuclear Power, and Jet Propulsion. Many technological achievements were made in conjunction with WW2. A major artist during this time period, mentioned to me by Mr. Lieber, was Jackson Pollock.