Norway Claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, January 14, 1939
Date: January 14, 1939
Date: January 14, 1939
Spanish Civil War: The National Defence Council seizes control of the republican government in a coup d'etat, with the intention of negotiating an end to the war. Date: March 5, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Date: May 21, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939NBC Broadcasts First Televised American Football Game,…
New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens. Date: December 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939USS Squalus Sinks, 26 Die in Test Dive, May 23, 1939HMS Rawalpindi Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, November 23,…
Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five. Date: May 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Battleship Bismarck Launched, February 14, 1939New York Municipal Airport…
The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War. Date: March 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Slovakia…
Italy invades Albania. 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 1939Finnish Government Resigns Amid Winter War, Parliament Moves to Kauhajoki – December 1, 1939Gone with the Wind Premieres in Atlanta, December 15,…