Richard and Maurice McDonald Open First McDonald’s Restaurant, May 15, 1940
Date: May 15, 1940
Date: May 15, 1940
World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids. Date: June 11, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940HMS Jervis Bay Sunk by Admiral Scheer, November 5, 1940Soviet…
Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. Date: June 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler and…
World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States. Date: October 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 7 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. Date: March 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)…
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. Date: March 30, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Siege of Calais Ends with British and…
World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces. Date: November 12, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from…