World War II Battle of Kock Ends Poland Campaign, October 6, 1939
Date: October 6, 1939
Date: October 6, 1939
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. Date: March 26, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Einstein and Szilard Urge Manhattan Project, August 2, 1939Warsaw Siege Ends in World War…
The Holocaust: The MSΒ St. Louis, a ship carrying 973 German Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps. Date: June 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia…
Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania and forces King Zog I into exile. Date: April 7, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Occupies Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939Estonian Military Boards Polish Submarine…
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. Date: June 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 12 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Black Friday Bushfires Kill 71 and Burn 20,000 kmΒ², January…
NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game. Date: September 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939France UK Australia New Zealand Declare War on Germany, September 3, 1939Imperial Japanese Army Ammunition Dump Explosion…
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. Date: June 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Irish Republican Army Coventry Bombing Kills Five Civilians, August 25, 1939Germany Calling Begins…