Date: July 10, 1940
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later. Date: May 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day…
Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: June 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Germany Invades France; Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat”…
World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation. Date: May 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day…
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 three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. Date: June 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Union Annexes Estonia – August 6, 1940Romania…
World War II: The French armistice with Nazi Germany comes into effect. Date: June 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Dunkirk Evacuation Ends, Churchill’s “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” Speech, June 4,…