Date: November 18, 1940
King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. Date: June 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Tripartite…
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends. Date: June 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Greek Victory at Battle of Elaia-Kalamas, November 8, 1940Flamman Office Arson Kills Five…
USS Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus. Date: May 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Paul Creston’s Saxophone Sonata Premiered at Carnegie Chamber Hall, February 15, 1940Battle of Britain Ends, Germany…
World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: the British Armed Forces completes evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. Date: June 4, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. Date: May 6, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940France Signs Second Compiègne Armistice with Germany, June 22, 1940Winter War:…
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940George Stibitz Pioneers First Remote Computer Operation, September 9, 1940Japan Declares Nanking Capital of Puppet Government March 30,…