Date: June 5, 1940
Winter War: Battle of Raate Road: The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road. Date: January 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Winston Churchill Delivers “Finest…
In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents. Date: November 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of…
Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California. Date: December 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vichy France Severs Relations with UK, July 5, 1940Germany Invades France; Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears, and…
World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. Date: July 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Pinocchio Premieres as Second Full-Length Disney Film, February 7, 1940Witold Pilecki…
World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Date: November 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940German 2nd Panzer Captures Boulogne-sur-Mer, Battle Ends May 25,…
In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion. Date: November 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Le Paradis Massacre: 99 Royal…