Date: June 10, 1940
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 1940Fantasia Premieres at Broadway Theatre…
World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, preceding a larger force which will arrive two days later. Date: April 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vichy Government Established in France, July…
World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Date: November 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: Battle of Elaia-Kalamas…
Winter War: Battle of Raate Road: The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road. Date: January 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940President Lluís Companys Executed…
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force. Date: August 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Norway Debate Begins, Chamberlain Replaced by Churchill May 7, 1940King Carol…
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed. Date: January 29, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…