1944 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Venus Ramey | 1944 | Washington | D.C. |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Assault Rifle | 1944 | Germany | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Hugo Schmeisser |
| Sunscreen | 1944 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Benjamin Green |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1944 Stanley Cup Winner | 1944 | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Chicago Blackhawks | Paul Thompson | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Americium | Americium | 1944 | Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso | Jefferson Lab |
| Curium | Curium | 1944 | Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso | Jefferson Lab |
| Promethium | Promethium | 1944 | Charles D. Coryell, Jacob A. Marinsky, Lawrence E. Glendenin | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Journey In The Dark, Martin Flavin | 1944 | Journey In The Dark | Martin Flavin |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| No Competition (World War II) Tour | 1944 | Cycling | No Competition (World War II) |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Wind on the Moon | 1944 | Macmillan | Eric Linklater |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Double Indemnity (1944) | 1944 | 29. | Double Indemnity | American Film Institute |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Garden Head (Iron) | Saskatchewan | Canada | 1944 | Iron | Find | 1.296 |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Americium | Am | 102 | 95 | 994 | 2607 | 13.67 | 1944 | 243 | |
| Curium | Cm | 102 | 96 | 1340 | 13.5 | 1944 | 247 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1944 | 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis | St. Louis | Baseball | 4 - 2 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Franklin | United States | Franklin | 1944 | 1947 | 31 Jan 1944 | 17 Feb 1947 | 13 |
| Ticonderoga | United States | Ticonderoga | 1944 | 1973 | 8 May 1944 | 1 Sep 1973 | 14 |
| Randolph | United States | Randolph | 1944 | 1969 | 9 Oct 1944 | 13 Feb 1969 | 15 |
| Hancock | United States | Hancock | 1944 | 1976 | 15 Apr 1944 | 30 Jan 1976 | 19 |
| Bennington | United States | Bennington | 1944 | 1970 | 6 Aug 1944 | 15 Jan 1970 | 20 |
| Princeton | United States | Princeton | 1943 | 1944 | 25 Feb 1943 | 24 Oct 1944 | 23 |
| Bon Homme Richard | United States | Bon Homme Richard | 1944 | 1971 | 26 Nov 1944 | 2 Jul 1971 | 31 |
| Shangri-La | United States | Shangri-La | 1944 | 1971 | 15 Sep 1944 | 30 Jul 1971 | 38 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1944) | 1944 | Basketball | NEW YORK | Utah | Utah | Dartmouth | Iowa State | Ohio State |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1944 | 1944 | United States | 52.69 deg F | 56 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1944-1945 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1944-1945 | 11.59 | -3.54 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1943-1944 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1943-1944 | 19.22 | +4.09 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| Going My Way | 1944 | 7 | 10 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1944) | 1944 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hockey | NHL | Babe Pratt |
Database: Longest Running Broadway Shows
| Record Name | Still Playing | City | State | Country | Source | Performances |
| Pippin | No | NEW YORK | NEW YORK | United States | Internet Broadway Database | 1944 |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Dwight David Eisenhower | 1944 | Dwight David Eisenhower |
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