Italy Invades Albania, April 7, 1939

World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. Date: December 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Winter War: Finland Defends Against Soviet Attack in Battle of Kelja, December…

Germany occupies Czechoslovakia. Date: March 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939All India Forward Bloc Formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, May 3, 1939Focke-Wulf Fw 190 First Flight June 1, 1939Italy Invades Albania,…

World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany. Date: September 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1939Germany and Slovakia Invade Poland, World War…

United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes. Date: February 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this…

Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France. Date: February 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Black Friday Bushfires Kill 71, Burn 20,000 km², January…