Date: September 3, 1939
World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland. Date: September 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939NBC Broadcasts First Televised American Football…
World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place. Date: December 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Lockheed P-38 Lightning First Flight, January…
New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens. Date: December 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally Draws 20,000 Supporters, February 20, 1939Siam Renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, June 24, 1939U.S….
HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men. Date: December 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Occupies Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939Franco Conquers…
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 1939Columbia vs. Princeton in First U.S. Televised Sports Event, May 17, 1939Marian Anderson Lincoln Memorial Concert After Constitution…
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. Date: June 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany and Soviet Union Sign Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, August 23,…