Date: May 24, 1940
Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Date: August 6, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler and Ciano Discuss Mussolini’s Greece Invasion Disaster, November 18, 1940Igor Sikorsky First Successful Single-Rotor Helicopter Flight, May…
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. Date: September 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Booker T. Washington First African American on U.S. Stamp, April…
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses in Windstorm, November 7, 1940World War II: German Fighters Accidentally Bomb Freiburg, May 10,…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: the British Armed Forces completes evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. Date: June 4, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill. Date: June 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Fantasia Premieres at Broadway Theatre in New York November 13, 1940World War II: Siege of Malta…