On this block in 1940

On this block in 1940. . , The 2120 Cooperative replaced these townhomes at 2101-2117 Walnut in 1954., In 1940 , President: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) , Mayor: Robert Eneas Lamberton (R) , Philadelphia population: 1,931,334, Events , January 31 , First ever payment of Social Security made to Ida May Fuller., May 17 , Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium, and begins the invasion of France., May 20 , Igor Sikorsky unveils his helicopter invention., June 4 , German forces enter Paris., June 28 , The Republican Convention, held in Philadelphia, nominates Wendall Willkie for President. Willkie supports "Lend Lease" effort to support Britain in its solo fight against Nazi Germany., July 23 , German bombers begin the "Blitz," the all-night air raids on london., September 3 , The first showing of high definition color TV., September 27 , The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy, formalizing the "Axis Powers" partnership., October 1 , The first U.S. turnpike, a 160-mile section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, opens to the public., October 20 , German troops reach the outskirts of Moscow., November 26 , The half-million Jews of Warsaw, Poland, are forced by the Nazis to live within a walled ghetto., Jimmie Foxx becomes the second member of baseball's 500 home run club with a home run at Shibe Park in Philadelphia., At the movies , The Great Dictator, The Philadelphia Story, The Grapes of Wrath., Money matters , Average U.S. annual salary $1,299 , Teacher's U.S. annual salary $1,441 , Minimum wage 30¢ / hour , Trolley 5¢; bus 8¢ cash, 2 tokens 15¢ , Postage stamp 3¢ , Baseball $1.29 , Coca Cola 5¢ , Electric washing machine $47.95 , Flashlight battery 4¢ , Bicycle $28.95 , Tube of toothpaste 33¢