Date: March 5, 1939
Finnish author F. E. Sillanpรครค is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: November 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1939 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Baseball Hall of Fame Opens in Cooperstown, New York June 12, 1939Hitler Survives…
Madison Square Garden Nazi rally: The largest ever pro-Nazi rally in United States history is convened in Madison Square Garden, New York City, with 20,000 members and sympathizers of the German American Bund present. Date: February 20, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 20 ๐ Events on this day in…
World War II: Germany annexes western Poland. Date: October 8, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1939 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Estonian Military Boards Polish Submarine ORP Orzeล, Sparking Diplomatic Incident, September 14, 1939RAF First Fighter Pilot Casualty in…
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1939 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War: National Defence Council Coup Seizes Republican Government, March 5, 1939First Flight of Lockheed P-38 Lightning…
The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; approximately 40 members of the VBDL starting from Nendeln march towards Vaduz with the intention of overthrowing the government and provoking Liechtenstein's annexation into Germany. Date: March 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1939 ๐ On…
World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place. Date: December 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1939 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring…