It seems like each and every era has been sectioned off to contain its own unique people and moments. Everyone remembers some iconic events and people from their own eras, but some things are personal to some people. It's cool to look back on how things were so many decades ago. There are so many icons and celebrities from the 40s, 50s, and so on that have shaped the way the world is now. While many people do not know of or remember these people, it's important and interesting to look back on them and admire the way life once was.

Nostalgia is a funny and bittersweet feeling, and it's different for everyone. Today, the nostalgia is coming from the 1940s. Known as the 'war years', this decade came with a lot of feeling and emotion. It also sparked the beginning of a lot of newer technology. It's an important era to remember with some truly amazing people coming from it.

Reddit's /r/1940s is a subreddit where people can post all of the most iconic photos from the 1940s for people to learn more about the era and for the older generations to remember fond times. Here are 25 very cool photos from the 1940s that are worth seeing today.