1939
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister
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1939
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
1939
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
1939
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to…
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to…
1939
Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing…
Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing…
1939
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact,…
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact,…
1939
The Irish Republican Army carries out the 1939 Coventry bombing in which five civilians were killed.
The Irish Republican Army carries out the 1939 Coventry bombing in which five civilians were killed.
1939
The Irish Republican Army carries out the 1939 Coventry bombing in which five civilians were killed.
The Irish Republican Army carries out the 1939 Coventry bombing in which five civilians were killed.
1939
The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion…
The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion…
1939
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the…
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the…
1939
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the…
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the…
1939
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
1939
J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time…
J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time…
1939
World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk,…
World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk,…
1939
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of…
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of…
1939
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war.…
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war.…
1939
World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
1939
World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the…
World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the…
1939
World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany.
World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany.
1939
World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German…
World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German…