Lina Medina Becomes Youngest Confirmed Mother in Medical History, May 14, 1939
Date: May 14, 1939
Date: May 14, 1939
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany and Italy Sign Pact of Steel, May 22, 1939Spanish Civil War: Nationalists Conquer Catalonia, Seal France Border,…
Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring Powers in Sit-Down Strikes, February 27, 1939Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally Draws 20,000 Supporters,…
As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London. Date: February 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 25 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939MS St….
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. Date: March 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Battleship Bismarck Launched February 14, 1939Mussolini Declares Italian Protectorate Over Albania, Exiles…
The Holocaust: The MSΒ St. Louis, a ship carrying 973 German Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps. Date: June 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia…
African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Date: April 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events…