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List of 1940 Major News Events in History
- The Battle of Dunkirk was a huge military loss for the Allies However, the evacuation, or "Miracle of Dunkirk" was a success
- Great Britain begins food rationing during World War II.
- Selective Training and Service Act signed into law as first peacetime military draft in United States history
- Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the election and becomes the United States' first third-term president.
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Historical Events for the Year 1940 5th January » FM broadcasting e.g FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time. 7th January » Winter War: The Finnish 9th Division Battle of Raate Road named stops and completely destroys the... 8th …
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https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1940.htmlList of 1940 Major News Events in History The Battle of Dunkirk was a huge military loss for the Allies However, the evacuation, or "Miracle of Dunkirk" was a... Great Britain begins food …
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Soviets Begin Month-long Murder of Polish Prisoners, Known as the Katyn Massacre. After 3 April, 1940, at least 22,436 POWs and prisoners were executed: 15,131 POWs (most or all of …
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June 1 – WWII: Rear Admiral Sir W. Frederic Wake-Walker 's flagship, the destroyer Keith, is sunk by Stukas at Dunkirk. June 3 WWII: Paris is bombed by the Luftwaffe for the first time. The …
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Events by Year 1940 1940 Jan uary Feb ruary Mar ch Apr il May Jun e Jul y Aug ust Sep tember Oct ober Nov ember Dec ember Highlights Events Birthdays Deaths Weddings & Divorces …
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Updated on March 16, 2020. The 1940s tower over every other decade of the 20th century as the most full of sorrow, patriotism, and ultimately, hope and the beginning of a new era …
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29 Jan 1940 Three trains on the Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. 181 people are killed. 30 Jan 1940 Cor Jongert wins 6th …
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1940 in Pictures. Dunkirk: Military Retreat They Called a Miracle Trapped on beaches and a sitting target for German fighter planes and bombers, 330,000 Allied troops looked doomed. Then …
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The nation’s gross national product rose from about $200,000 million in 1940 to $300,000 million in 1950 and to more than $500,000 million in 1960. At the same time, the jump in postwar …
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From the 1940’s Decade – Famous Firsts and Inventions • Penicillin was used to help cure diseases. • Morton Salt was introduced. • The first synthetic rubber tires were …
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