Vichy France Regime Established, Pétain Becomes Chief of French State, July 11, 1940

Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway. Date: April 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Dynamo Begins: Dunkirk Evacuation and Battle Start, May 26, 1940Soviet Union Occupies Lithuania, Lithuanian SSR Begins – June…

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 1940A Wild Hare Introduces Bugs Bunny July 27, 1940Sumner…

World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms. Date: May 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day…

Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Date: April 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Rhythm Club Fire Kills 198 in Natchez, Mississippi,…

Denmark leaves the League of Nations. Date: July 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Altmark Incident: British Sailors Free 299 Prisoners, February 16, 1940Germany Invades France; Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat” Speech,…