Pope Pius XII Christmas Eve Peace Appeal, December 24, 1939

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day. Date: May 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…

From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. Date: March 16, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War: Franco Takes Barcelona in Catalonia Offensive, January 26, 1939Black Friday Bushfires…

Italy invades Albania. Date: April 7, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939First Anderson Shelter Built in Islington Garden February 25, 1939Venlo Incident: British SIS Agents Captured by Germans, November 8, 1939Hungarian Air Force…

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 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 → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939USS Squalus Sinks Off New Hampshire, 26…