Canadian National War Memorial Unveiled by King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, May 21, 1939
Date: May 21, 1939
Date: May 21, 1939
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 β π Other events on December 18 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939RAF First Fighter Pilot Casualty in…
World War II: German battleship Bismarck is launched. Date: February 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Troops Occupy Warsaw After One-Month Siege, October 1, 1939Battle of the River Plate: First Naval Battle…
Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Mussolini Declares Italian Protectorate Over Albania, Exiles King Zog I, April 7, 1939Germany Calling Begins Nazi Propaganda Broadcasts September 18,…
African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Date: April 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events…
First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft. Date: June 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Hitler Reichstag Speech Predicts End of Jewish Race in Europe, January 30, 1939Oppenheimer-Snyder Model Proves…
The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in SpiΕ‘skΓ‘ NovΓ‘ Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the SlovakβHungarian War. Date: March 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canada…