Date: September 14, 1939
The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens. 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 1939HMS Duchess Sinks After Collision with HMS Barham, December 12, 1939World War II Battle of the Heligoland Bight…
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. Date: August 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi…
The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h). Date: March 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19391939–40 New York World’s Fair Opens April 30, 1939Spanish Civil War Nationalists…
The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power. Date: August 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. Date: June 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring Rights in Sit-Down Strikes, February 27, 1939German…
Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939New York Municipal Airport Dedicated October 15, 1939Canada Declares War on Germany, Royal Assent Given September 10, 1939Black Friday Bushfires…