Sep 01 Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes"

Sep 05 The US proclaims its neutrality in WWII a position that would last until 12/7/1941.

Sep 01 WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig

Sep 06 South Africa declares war on Germany during WWII.

Sep 04 The Polish ghetto of Mir is exterminated

Sep 15 Australian government announces the mobilisation of the militia and the establishment of the Second AIF for service abroad

Sep 03 England and France declare war against Germany, during WWII.

Sep 30 First televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC)

Sep 21 Heydrich orders ghettos established in occupied Poland, under "Judenrats".

Sep 08 FDR declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe

Sep 27 Warsaw, Poland, falls to German and Russian troops during WWII.

Sep 17 HMS COURAGEOUS sunk south west of Ireland by 2 torpedoes from German U.29. 514 men lost from crew of 1,260

Sep 03 Britain and France declare war on Germany, starting World War 2

Sep 16 Yanks clinch pennant #11

Sep 27 Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance

Sep 01 German army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.

Sep 10 HMS OXLEY, sunk by "friendly fire " off Norwegian coast, south of Stavanger in North Sea torpedoed in error by RN submarine 'Triton'.

Sep 17 Invasion of Poland by the Red Army.

Sep 10 Canada declares war on Germany during WWII.

Sep 03 Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announces that, as a consequence of Britain's declaration, Australia is also at war

Sep 25 Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I

Sep 27 The Polish capital, Warsaw, surrenders to the German army

Sep 30 Germany and Russia agree to partition Poland

Sep 01 Nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII.

Sep 03 Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Jun 29 Dixie Clipper completes first commercial plane flight to Europe

Jun 30 Heinkel He. 176 rocket plane flies for first time, at Peenem�nde

Jun 20 Test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants

Jun 23 France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (the Hatay) to Turkey

Jun 20 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1817 Katanga

Jun 15 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1676 Kariba

Jun 07 The first king &queen of England to visit US, George VI &Elizabeth

Jun 01 The first televised heavyweight boxing match-Max Baer vs Lou Nova

Jun 28 PANAM begins a regular air service from the United States to Europe

Jun 24 Pan Am's first US to England flight

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