F. E. Sillanpää Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, November 10, 1939

Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. Date: April 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War. Date: March 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canada…

World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel. Date: May 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Lockheed P-38 Lightning First Flight, January 27, 1939Luftwaffe Ju 87 Crash at Neuhammer During…

African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Date: April 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens. Date: April 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939MS St. Louis Denied U.S. Landing, Jewish Refugees Turned Away June 4, 1939Germany Takes Memel from Lithuania, March…

World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland. Date: September 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Deadliest Chilean Earthquake Strikes…