Irish Republican Army Coventry Bombing Kills Five Civilians, August 25, 1939
Date: August 25, 1939
Date: August 25, 1939
Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania and forces King Zog I into exile. Date: April 7, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Erzincan Earthquake Kills 32,700 in Eastern Turkey, December 27, 1939Spanish…
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally Draws 20,000 Supporters, February 20, 1939NBC Launches Regular TV Service in New York…
Madison Square Garden Nazi rally: The largest ever pro-Nazi rally in United States history is convened in Madison Square Garden, New York City, with 20,000 members and sympathizers of the German American Bund present. Date: February 20, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in…
Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France. Date: February 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 10 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939F. E. SillanpÀÀ Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, November…
As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London. Date: February 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 25 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Winter War…
World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. Date: December 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939RAF First Fighter Pilot Casualty in Friendly Fire, September 6, 1939Winter War…