Norway Claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, January 14, 1939

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 1939Irish Republican Army Coventry Bombing Kills Five…

The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h). Date: March 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939New York Municipal Airport Dedicated October 15, 1939World War II: Germany Annexes…

Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Luftwaffe Ju 87 Crash at Neuhammer During Fog Demo, August 15, 1939Mussolini Declares Italian Protectorate Over Albania, Exiles King Zog…

The Thirteen Roses: Thirteen female members of the Unified Socialist Youth are executed by Francoist forces in Madrid, Spain. Date: August 5, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939F. E. Sillanpää Wins Nobel Prize…

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 1939Venlo Incident: British SIS Agents Captured by Germans, November 8, 19391939–40 New York World’s…

First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Date: January 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally, Largest Pro-Nazi U.S. Event – February 20, 1939Spanish Civil War: Nationalists Conquer Catalonia,…