USS Sailfish Recommissioned as USS Squalus May 15, 1940
Date: May 15, 1940
Date: May 15, 1940
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Germany Invades France, Churchillโs โBlood, Toil, Tears, and Sweatโ Speech, May 13, 1940Hitler and Mussolini Form WWII Alliance…
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. Date: March 30, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940California Opens First Freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway,…
World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne. Date: May 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This…
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 โ ๐ Other events on January 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya from Italian forces. Date: June 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of Britain Ends, Germany Abandons Operation…
King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsรธ and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. Date: June 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World…