Soviet Union Annexes Estonia – August 6, 1940

Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed. Date: January 29, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Date: June 12, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: Norwegian Resistance Ends June 10, 1940Osaka…

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 1940World War II: Germany Occupies Brussels, Belgium, May 17, 1940Stalin Orders NKVD Trotsky…

World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler and Mussolini Form WWII Alliance Against France and UK, March 18, 1940Vidkun Quisling Seizes Power in Norway…

Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Date: April 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Aufbau Ost Directive Signed for Soviet Invasion, August…

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red"). Date: June 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940…