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1940

World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison

World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.

1903

Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded

Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded.

1942

World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight day

World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.

1941

World War II: U

World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".

1941

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men.

1940

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.

1940

World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium

World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.

2004

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

1932

World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D

World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.

1942

World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany

World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.

1941

World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag

World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.

1942

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.

1946

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.

1941

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

1918

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

1941

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos.

1942

World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island

World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.

1941

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.

1940

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris.

1944

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The firs

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th cen�