Winston Churchill Delivers “Finest Hour” Speech June 18, 1940
Date: June 18, 1940
Date: June 18, 1940
Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14. Date: February 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of the Netherlands: Dutch Surrender to Germany, May 15, 1940Osaka Nishinari Line Train Collision and Explosion, January…
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later. Date: May 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day…
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. Date: April 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Fascist Italy Declares War on France and UK, Invades Southern France,…
World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918. Date: June 22, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. Date: June 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Romania cedes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum. Date: June 28, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler Appoints First WWII Field Marshals for Military Achievements, July 19,…