Italy Invades Albania April 7, 1939

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 1939Germany Occupies Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939Germany and Slovakia Invade Poland,…

Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania and forces King Zog I into exile. Date: April 7, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Soviet Union Establishes Finnish Democratic Republic Puppet State, December 1,…

NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game. Date: September 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939World War II: Germany Annexes Western Poland, October 8, 1939Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli Elected Pope Pius XII March…

The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Date: May 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939HMS Duchess Sinks After Collision with HMS Barham, December 12, 1939Slovakia Declares Independence…

World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo. Date: December 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939UK-Poland Military Alliance Formed to…

The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Date: January 13, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Battle of Hel Begins: Polish Resistance…