With every decade that goes by, a whole group of people and items go with it. Every decade contains some of its own icons and inventions from that time. While some people have their own memories, other memories are universal.

It is interesting to take a look back on the things that made each decade its own. Plenty of celebrities from the past have shaped modern media, and it's important to look back and recognize them and what they did.

Feeling nostalgic is both happy and kind of sad. The nostalgia featured here is nostalgia that not everyone will understand. These images are from a time known as the "war years." This decade, the 1940s, came with a lot of emotion. There was also a shift in the media and what people created.

Take a look back into the 1940s to some very iconic celebrities, memorable moments, and other interesting images that will spark interest in everyone.

Here are 25 interesting photos that are just a major throwback.