1940
3 verified events recorded in 1940.
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-10-08 | Excess Profits Tax Passed with Corporate Lobbying Loopholes
3 src U.S. Congress · Franklin D. Roosevelt · U.S. Treasury Department · National Association of Manufacturers · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1940-06-28 | Smith Act Criminalizes Advocacy of Government Overthrow, Enables Political Persecution
3 src Howard W. Smith · U.S. Congress · Department of Justice · Franklin D. Roosevelt | confirmed | |
| 1940-01-01 | WWII Corporate Profits Soar 113% as Cost-Plus Contracts Enable Massive War Profiteering
6 src U.S. corporations · General Motors · Steel industry · War Industries Board · +1 | confirmed |