Battle of the River Plate: Admiral Graf Spee Scuttled, December 17, 1939

World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. Date: October 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War: Franco’s Troops Take…

World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place. Date: December 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Battleship Bismarck Launched, February 14,…

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 1939LaGuardia Airport…

World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany. Date: September 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Battle of Hel Begins: Polish Resistance in WWII September 9,…

Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege. Date: March 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Imperial Japanese Army Ammunition Dump Explosion in Hirakata, Osaka, March 1, 1939NBC Broadcasts…

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 1939Warsaw Siege Ends in World War II, September 28, 1939All India Forward…