Fantasia Premieres at Broadway Theatre in New York November 13, 1940
Date: November 13, 1940
Date: November 13, 1940
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing. Date: January 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of Britain Climax: Luftwaffe’s Largest Attack, September 15, 1940Soviet Union Formally Annexes Latvia, World War II, August…
The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. Date: November 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 Crashes Near Lovettsville, Virginia, August…
World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. A total of 299 British prisoners are freed. Date: February 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz. Date: May 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, June 17, 1940Italian Troops Conquer…
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few". Date: August 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This…
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Date: November 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Japan Declares Nanking Puppet Government…