Date: December 22, 1939
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. Date: August 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Robert…
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 1939Marian Anderson Concert at Lincoln Memorial After Constitution Hall Ban, April 9, 1939Chamberlain…
Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. Date: March 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Deadliest Chilean Earthquake Strikes Chillán, Killing 28,000 — January 24, 1939World…
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: RAF No. 603 Intercepts First Luftwaffe Raid…
Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. Date: November 8, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Troops Occupy Warsaw After One-Month Siege, October 1, 1939Nazi Germany Anti-Jewish Laws…
African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Date: April 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…