Date: August 13, 1940
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force. Date: August 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940John Steinbeck Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath, May…
The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. Date: November 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 10 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Union Formally Annexes Latvia, World War II, August 5,…
World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris. Date: June 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940McCollum Memo Proposes U.S. Entry into WWII by Provoking Japan October 7, 1940Martin…
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 β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day…
Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, SΔlaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing. Date: September 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world. Date: November 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II Norway Debate Begins, Chamberlain Replaced by…