Dallas History Timeline: The 1940s

1941 - Starlight Operettas premier at the Fair Park Bandshell.

1942 - Ford Motor plant converts to war-time production, building jeeps and military trucks.

1943 - Dallas begins war rationing: 376,085 ration books are distributed. Southwestern Medical School is established.

1946 - Dr. Pepper opens a plant on Mockingbird Lane.

1947 - Construction of Central Expressway begins.

1948 - KRLD-TV is granted first permit to operate a television broadcast station in Dallas; WBAP broadcasts the first live telecast.