German Troops Occupy Warsaw After One-Month Siege, October 1, 1939
Date: October 1, 1939
Date: October 1, 1939
First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Date: January 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Takes Memel from Lithuania, March 22, 1939Gleiwitz False Flag Attack Begins World War II in Europe, August…
Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government. Date: September 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 9 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Calling Begins Nazi Propaganda Broadcasts September 18,…
The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Date: May 21, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Baseball Hall of Fame Opens in Cooperstown,…
Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison. Date: June 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Black Friday Bushfires Kill 71 and Burn…
World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPΒ OrzeΕ in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia. Date: September 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This…
Madison Square Garden Nazi rally: The largest ever pro-Nazi rally in United States history is convened in Madison Square Garden, New York City, with 20,000 members and sympathizers of the German American Bund present. Date: February 20, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in…