Hitler Proclaims Bohemia and Moravia German Protectorate, March 16, 1939

Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins. 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 1939Focke-Wulf Fw 190 First Flight June…

Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. Date: April 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1939HMS Nelson Struck by Mine Off Scotland, December 4, 1939U-47 Sinks HMS…

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 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring Powers in Sit-Down Strikes, February 27, 1939HMS…

Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: November 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U-47 Sinks HMS Royal Oak at Scapa Flow, October 14, 1939HMS Duchess Sinks…

The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City. Date: May 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Lou…