Vichy France Severs Relations with UK, July 5, 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 1940Warsaw…

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Date: November 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of Britain Climax: Luftwaffe’s…

Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Date: June 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Trotsky Assassinated in Mexico City by Ice…

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 1940Denmark Leaves League of Nations July 20, 1940Stalin Signs…

California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Date: July 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Warsaw Ghetto Established in Poland October 16, 1940USS Sailfish Recommissioned from USS Squalus, May 15, 1940Tacoma…

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 1940Luftwaffe Bombs Paris During Battle of France, June 3, 1940Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses in Windstorm, November 7, 1940Charles…