- Autumn 1940: Architect Hermann Giesler is formally commissioned by Hitler to take charge of rebuilding Linz, Austria, into the largest cultural center in Europe. At the heart of the city would be the "Führermuseum," intended as "the greatest in the world." Expected completion date: 1950.
- Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."