All India Forward Bloc Formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, May 3, 1939

HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men. Date: December 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring Rights…

As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London. Date: February 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Black Friday…

NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address. Date: April 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany…

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. Date: March 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Soviet Invasion of Poland Begins, September 17, 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed…

Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland. Date: December 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Irish Republican Army Coventry Bombing Kills Five Civilians, August 25,…

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. Date: March 26, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Battleship Bismarck Launched, February 14, 1939RAF First Fighter Pilot Casualty in Friendly Fire,…