World War II: Norwegian Resistance Ends June 10, 1940
Date: June 10, 1940
Date: June 10, 1940
John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. Date: May 6, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Denmark Leaves League of Nations July 20, 1940Altmark Incident: British Sailors…
King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsรธ and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. Date: June 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hercules…
World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium. Date: May 28, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Pennsylvania Turnpike Opens as First U.S. Superhighway October 1, 1940Siege of…
The body of Communist propagandist Willi Mรผnzenberg is found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery. Date: October 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940USS Sailfish Recommissioned from USS Squalus, May 15, 1940RAF…
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia. Date: April 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. Date: April 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of the Netherlands: Dutch Surrender to Germany, May 15, 1940Booker…