| December 0, 1940 |
Delta adopts the slogan "Airline of the South"
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Delta Air Lines
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| January 14, 1940 |
Julian Bond born, Nashville, Tennessee |
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Julian Bond |
| January 21, 1940 |
Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, becomes part of Emory University and cornerstone of the new medical program
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Emory University |
| January 23, 1940 |
Ten inches of snow covers Atlanta, largest recorded snow to date
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| February 21, 1940 |
John Lewis, civil rights leader and congressman from Georgia born near Troy, Alabama
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| February 29, 1940 |
Presentation banquet for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences where Gone With The Wind won 8 Oscars, a record which would stand for 16 years
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Gone With The Wind
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| April 7, 1940 |
Jimmy Demaret won the Masters in Augusta, eight strokes under par. |
| May 3, 1940 |
Henry Flipper dies of a heart attack in the home of his brother, Bishop Joseph S. Flipper, Atlanta
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| June 16, 1940 |
Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins, who had been chief of the Army Air Corps material division died. The Warner Robins Air Base, south of Macon is named in his honor
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| September 4, 1940 |
Hartsfield loses race to remain Atlanta's mayor
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William B. Hartsfield loses Atlanta mayor's race |
| October 4, 1940 |
Atlanta Airport declared an air base
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| October 14, 1940 |
Improvements ordered to Atlanta Airport by the WPA. In the following year the airport is virtually rebuilt
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| October 26, 1940 |
First night game at Sanford Stadium. Georgia ties Kentucky, 7-7
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| November 16, 1940 |
WSB Barn Dance, which featured current hillbilly music stars, went on the air
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WSB Atlanta |
| November 23, 1940 |
Dedication of Joel Hurt Park, Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
