NBC Broadcasts First Televised American Football Game, September 30, 1939
Date: September 30, 1939
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Date: September 30, 1939
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Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball. Date: July 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events on this day…
Spanish Civil War: GeneralΓsimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. Date: April 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain. Date: October 16, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Oppenheimer-Snyder Model Proves Black Hole Formation September 1, 1939Slovakia Declares Independence…
World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end. Date: September 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 28 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record, March 30, 1939Spanish Civil War: Franco Takes…
Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. Date: November 26, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 26 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Germany annexes western Poland. Date: October 8, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 8 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939First Anderson Shelter Constructed in Islington Garden February 25, 1939Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli Elected Pope Pius XII March 2,…