Date: October 7, 1940
World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France. Date: July 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July…
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940First Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp — May 20, 1940Soviet Union Formally Annexes Latvia, World…
World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement. Date: September 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World…
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force. Date: August 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Osaka Nishinari Line Train Collision and Explosion, January 29, 1940King Carol…
The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. Date: July 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: German Fighters Accidentally Bomb Freiburg, May 10, 1940Battle…
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938. Date: August 31, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On…