Dr. Cyclops Shooting Begins, First Three-Strip Technicolor Horror Film, June 12, 1939
Date: June 12, 1939
Date: June 12, 1939
From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. Date: March 16, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canada Declares War on Germany, Royal Assent Given September 10, 1939Polish Government Flees to…
The Soviet Union establishes the Finnish Democratic Republic puppet state in Terijoki. Date: December 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Focke-Wulf Fw 190 First Flight June 1, 1939First Anderson Shelter Constructed in Islington…
Events preceding World War II in Europe: Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain pledges British military support to the Second Polish Republic in the event of an invasion by Nazi Germany. Date: March 31, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day…
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on…
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 1939HMS Nelson Struck by Mine Off Scotland, December 4, 1939First Anderson Shelter Built in Islington Garden February 25, 1939World War II: RAF…
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…