British and French Troops Surrender to Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, June 12, 1940

Paul Creston's Saxophone Sonata is officially premiered at the Carnegie Chamber Hall by saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who had commissioned it, and the composer. Date: February 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hercules Powder…

World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. Date: June 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940German 2nd Panzer Captures Boulogne-sur-Mer, Battle Ends May…

Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. Date: November 2, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Norway Debate Begins, Chamberlain Replaced by Churchill May 7, 1940Winter…

Captain America Comics #1, containing the first appearance of the superhero Captain America, is published. Date: December 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940French Armistice with Nazi Germany Takes Effect, June 25, 1940Siege…

The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres. Date: February 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party Elects Tsedenbal as Leader, April 8, 1940Soviet Union Annexes Estonia – August…