Date: May 23, 1939
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. Date: September 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939World War II: Germany Annexes Western Poland, October 8,…
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. Date: August 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Roosevelt…
Slovakia declares independence under German pressure. Date: March 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939LaGuardia Airport Opens in New York City, December 2, 1939Baseball Hall of Fame Opens in Cooperstown, New York June…
World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain. Date: October 16, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War: Nationalists Conquer Catalonia, Seal French Border – February…
World War II: HMS Rawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Date: November 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring Powers in Sit-Down Strikes, February 27,…
Slovakia declares independence under German pressure. Date: March 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Gleiwitz False Flag Attack Begins World War II in Europe, August 31, 1939USS Squalus Sinks Off New Hampshire, 26…