Date: August 31, 1940
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. Date: September 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 27 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Alphabet Ends: Allied Evacuation from Narvik, June 8, 1940King…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights. Date: September 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler and Mussolini Form WWII…
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 β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Fascist Italy Declares War on France and UK,…
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…
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed. Date: January 29, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom. Date: July 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Treznea Massacre in Transylvania, September 9, 1940Tripartite Pact Signed by Germany,…