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Lincoln Loy McCandless was a United States cattle rancher, industrialist and politician for the Territory of Hawaii. McCandless served in the United States Congress as a territoria…
Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (born 1859)
Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez was a Mexican classical music composer, a violinist, and conductor.
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889)
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell was a British medical missionary to Newfoundland, who wrote books on his work and other topics.
Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (born 1865)
Berton Churchill was a Canadian stage and film actor.
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (born 1876)
Vito Volterra was an Italian mathematician and physicist, known for his contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations, being one of the founders of functional analys…
Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
Thomas Edwin Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He wa…
Tom Mix, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)
Lluís Companys i Jover was a Catalan politician from Spain who served as president of Catalonia from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War.
Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (born 1882)
Erik Gunnar Asplund was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s during the last decade of his life. At this time, he was a major…
Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (born 1885)
William Gustavus Conley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of West Virginia (1908–1913) and 18th governor of West Virginia as a Republican.
William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (born 1866)
Thomas Waddell, an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1917, was briefly the premier of New South Wales during 1904, and wa…
Thomas Waddell, Irish-Australian politician, 15th Premier of New South Wales (born 1854)
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a
Franz Rademacher was a German lawyer and diplomat. As an official in the Nazi government of the Third Reich during World War II, he was known for initiating action on the Madagasca…
Franz Rademacher, a Nazi official, proposed that the island of Madagascar be made available as a destination for the res
Benjamin Sumner Welles III was an American government official and diplomat. He was a major foreign policy adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as Under Secretary …
Sumner Welles, U.S. Under Secretary of State, issued a declaration that the U.S. government would not recognize the…
The Norway Debate, sometimes called the Narvik Debate, was a momentous debate in the British House of Commons from 7 to 9 May 1940, during the Second World War. The official title …
A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being repla
Arthur Neville Chamberlain was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 …
British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and formally recommended Winston Churchill as his successor
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army du
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German force
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
Second World War: HMS Cambrian was sunk by a mine in The Solent, with the loss of 23 lives
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkir
The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania before midnight of 14 June 1940. The Soviets, using a formal pretext, demanded that an unspecified number of Soviet soldiers be al…
The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a