World War II: Italian Invasion of British Somaliland Begins, August 3, 1940
Date: August 3, 1940
Date: August 3, 1940
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. Date: April 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 23 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940General Henri Guisan Orders Swiss Army Resistance, July 25, 1940Stalin Signs…
World War II: RMSΒ Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster. Date: June 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Mongolian…
The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres. Date: February 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940RMS Lancastria Sunk by Luftwaffe Near Saint-Nazaire, 1940 June 17, 1940Winston Churchill Delivers βFinest Hourβ Speech…
Denmark leaves the League of Nations. Date: July 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Rhythm Club Fire Kills 198 in Natchez, Mississippi, April 23, 1940Soviet Ultimatum to Lithuania Ends Independence, June 14, 1940Richard…
Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city. Date: June 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More…
California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Date: July 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Osaka Nishinari Line Train Collision and Explosion, January 29, 1940French Armistice with Nazi Germany Takes Effect,…