Date: March 31, 1939
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 1939NBC Launches Regular TV Service in New York City, April 30, 1939Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally Draws 20,000 Supporters, February 20, 1939Spanish…
World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel. Date: May 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War Ends as Franco Announces Victory April 1, 1939Baseball Hall of Fame…
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 1939Last Public…
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day. Date: May 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
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 1939Spanish Civil War Ends as Franco Announces Victory April 1, 1939Germany and Italy…
The Holocaust: The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 973 German Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps. Date: June 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia…