Pinocchio Premieres as Second Full-Length Disney Film, February 7, 1940

World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster. Date: June 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Henry…

World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Date: April 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Balham Underground Station Disaster Kills 66 During London Blitz, October 14, 1940Richard and Maurice McDonald…

World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani. Date: September 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940USS Sailfish Recommissioned from USS Squalus, May 15, 1940Siege of Calais Ends with British and French Surrender,…

World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg. Date: May 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Winston Churchill’s “So Few” Speech, August 20, 1940Le Paradis Massacre: 99 Royal Norfolk…

Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Date: August 6, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940FDR Denounces Italy in “Stab in the Back” Speech, June 10, 1940Risto Ryti Elected President of Finland, December…

Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing. Date: September 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…