Events
- Germany is at war with England. (TNG: "Manhunt")
- Philip Murray is the leader of the CIO, a powerful industrial union, in the United States. Time runs an article on his union in their January 27th edition. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- Lord Halifax is the British Ambassador to the United States of America. On February 10th, Life magazine runs an article on him as the new ambassador to America. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- The United States of America is debating whether or not to authorize funds for aid to the United Kingdom in its war with Germany. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- June 25 - Joe DiMaggio, a New York Yankees baseball player, plays the 37th game of his hitting streak in a match-up with the St. Louis Cardinals. His streak eventually reaches 56 games. On his 57th game, DiMaggio is defeated by two journeyman pitchers from the Cleveland Indians. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- July - Adolf Hitler orders an invasion of the USSR. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
- The title of the newspaper headline which is read aloud by Captain Jean-Luc Picard is, "Hitler on the Move". The largest offensive action taken by Chancellor Hitler this year was the invasion of the USSR by his army.
- December 7 - Naval Air forces of the Japanese Empire attack the United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor. The event results in the sinking of many ships, including the USS Arizona (BB-39), and precipitates the entry of the United States into World War II. However, the Japanese miss the American aircraft carriers, which were located elsewhere at the time. The first major American warship to return to the base after the attack was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). (TNG: "The Enemy"; DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
Other
- The computer simulation of Dixon Hill is set in this year. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
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