Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli Elected Pope Pius XII March 2, 1939

The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York. Date: June 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canadian National War Memorial Unveiled by King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, May 21, 1939New York…

Italy invades Albania. Date: April 7, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Black Friday Bushfires Kill 71, Burn 20,000 km², January 13, 1939Germany Occupies Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939NBC Launches Regular TV Service in New…

World War II: A day after the beginning of the Winter War in Finland, the Cajander III Cabinet resigns and is replaced by the Ryti I Cabinet, while the Finnish Parliament move from Helsinki to Kauhajoki to escape the Soviet airstrikes. Date: December 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…

Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball. Date: July 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day…

World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939…

Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. Date: March 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Gandhi Begins Hunger Strike Against British Rule, March 3, 1939Shelling of…