Britain Introduces Food Rationing During World War II January 8, 1940

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. Date: May 13, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This…

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 1940Norwegian Squads Capitulate in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen, May 5, 1940Osaka Nishinari Line Train Collision and…

The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia. Date: February 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Fascist Italy Declares War on France and UK, Invades Southern…

The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia. Date: April 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Date: August 6, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Dynamo Begins: Dunkirk Evacuation and Battle Start, May 26, 1940Winston Churchill Becomes UK Prime Minister, Germany Invades…

The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary. Date: August 30, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: German Fighters Accidentally Bomb Freiburg, May 10, 1940McCollum…