Date: May 5, 1940
Treznea Massacre in Transylvania. Date: September 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Story Bridge Opens in Brisbane, Australia’s Longest Cantilever Bridge, July 6, 1940Igor Sikorsky First Successful Single-Rotor Helicopter Flight, May 24, 1940Operation…
Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. Date: June 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Aufbau Ost…
World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. Date: July 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Royal Navy Attacks French Fleet in Algeria, July 3, 1940Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovered in France, September 12, 1940Operation…
In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion. Date: November 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940German Occupation of Paris Begins…
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion. Date: October 31, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Japan Declares Nanking Puppet Government Under Wang Jingwei, March 30,…