Date: September 10, 1939
Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland. Date: December 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939World War II: Władysław Sikorski Becomes Polish Government-in-Exile Prime Minister,…
World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire. Date: September 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On…
United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes. Date: February 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this…
From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. Date: March 16, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Hitler Reichstag Speech Predicts End of Jewish Race in Europe, January 30, 19391939–40 New…
The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed. Date: December 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939South Africa Declares…
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Hitler Proclaims Bohemia and Moravia German Protectorate, March 16, 1939Canada Declares War on Germany, Royal Assent Given September…