Date: May 25, 1940
World War II: Signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of 1940 between the Empire of Japan and the newly formed Wang Jingwei-led Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. This treaty was considered so unfair to China that it was compared to the Twenty-One Demands. Date: November 30, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in LuleΓ₯, Sweden. Date: March 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 3 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Union Formally Annexes Latvia, World…
USSΒ Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus. Date: May 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Le Paradis Massacre: 99 Royal Norfolk Soldiers Shot, May 27, 1940Hitler Postpones Operation Sea Lion, September…
Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, SΔlaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing. Date: September 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. Date: April 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 23 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Booker T. Washington First African American on U.S. Postage Stamp, April…
Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant. Date: May 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: Germany Invades Denmark and Norway, April 9, 1940Treznea Massacre in Transylvania, September 9,…