Date: August 18, 1940
World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea. Date: November 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Ultimatum to Romania Over…
In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day. Date: August 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Osaka Nishinari…
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Paul Creston’s Saxophone Sonata Premiered at Carnegie Chamber Hall, February 15, 1940Soviet Union Annexes Estonia -…
General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal. Date: July 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Risto Ryti Elected President of Finland, December 19, 1940Le Paradis…
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign. Date: September 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Trotsky…
Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California. Date: December 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: Norwegian Resistance Ends June 10, 1940Italian Troops Conquer Sidi Barrani – September 16,…