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World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally…
World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the…
World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after
John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister N
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister N
World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg
World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville C
World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville C
World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse
World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 p
World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrend
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium
Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassina
Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassina
World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and
World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France
World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison
World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to