July 10, 1940 — The Battle of Britain begins
The Battle of Britain is virtually unique in the annals of wartime history for being one of the few extended...
February 7, 2019
The Past
May 28, 1940 — Belgium surrenders to Germany
The German advance into Belgium in the spring of 1940 was swift and decisive. Belgium was militarily unprepared for war...
February 12, 2019
May 15, 1940 — Holland surrenders to Germany
At the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, Holland had declared itself neutral, just as it had done during...
February 22, 2019
April 9, 1940 — Denmark surrenders to Germany
The Danish surrender to Germany took place only 2 hours after the invasion of Operation Weserübung began – although in...
February 27, 2019
September 1, 1939 — Germany invades Poland
It was the opening gambit of World War Two in Europe. After trying to press its geographical claims (especially to...
March 4, 2019
July 14, 1939 — Betty Grable stars in “Million Dollar Legs”
“Million Dollar Legs” – the 1939 film, not to be confused with the 1932 W.C. Fields vehicle of the same...
March 9, 2019
May 13, 1939 — Harvey Keitel born
One of those rare actors to not use a screen name, Harvey Keitel was a US Marine and later a...
March 14, 2019
April 30, 1939 — The New York World’s Fair opens
Dedicated to the promise of tomorrow, the New York City World’s Fair opened on Sunday, April 30, 1939. A crowd...
March 19, 2019
December 5, 1939 — Albert Namitjira’s first solo show opens
One of the greatest of Australian painters, Albert Namitjira was 36 when his first solo show opened. It ran for...
March 24, 2019
October 30, 1938 — Orson Welles broadcasts “War of the Worlds”
It is probably the most infamous radio broadcast of all time: Orson Welles’ Halloween 1938 dramatisation of H.G. Wells’ “The...
March 29, 2019
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