Siege of Calais Ends with British and French Surrender, May 26, 1940

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…

Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari by the Polish government-in-exile. Date: November 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Italian Submarine Sinks Greek Cruiser Elli at Tinos Harbor, August 15, 1940Pu-238 First Isolated in…

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 1940Siege…

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris. Date: June 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Siege of Calais Ends with British and French Surrender, May 26, 1940Igor Sikorsky…

Vidkun Quisling seizes power in 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 1940Pinocchio Premieres as Walt Disney’s Second Full-Length Animated Film, February 7, 1940World War II: First British RAF Bombing of…

World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa. Date: November 22, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II Operation Weserübung: Germany Invades Denmark…