Oct 31 Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto

Oct 29 Sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in US history

Jul 02 The Arandora Star was torpedoed en route to Canada, survirors rescued by HMCS ST. Laurent

Jul 05 Diplomatic relations broken between Britain &Vichy govt in France

Jul 03 The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC

Jul 10 Australian fighter pilots begin their participation in the Battle of Britain

Jul 15 Voluntary Defence Force (VDC), composed mainly of World War One veterans, formed by Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's League of Australia for home defence

Jul 30 The birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor

Jul 10 Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air

Jul 27 Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare.

Jul 03 British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa

Jul 23 "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London

Jul 11 Petty Officer D. A. Hewitt first Canadian killed in the Battle of Britain.

Jul 20 Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1

Jul 25 John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R

Jul 02 Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated

Jul 26 Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)

Jul 21 Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Jul 05 HMS WHIRLWIND, sunk in the North Atlantic 120 miles west of Lands End, south west England 1 torpedo from German U-34.

Jul 15 Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32

Jul 18 The first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct

Jul 10 Battle of Britian began

Jul 27 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts

Jul 01 Channel Islands occupied by German forces

Mar 20 Paul Reynoud becomes French premier

Mar 29 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title

Mar 26 The birth of James Caan, American actor

Mar 07 The Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles.

Mar 16 German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow

Mar 15 Göring says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest

Mar 01 Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published

Mar 03 Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label

Mar 13 Finland-Russian cease fire signed, Finland gives up Karelische

Mar 19 French government of Daladier, falls

Mar 01 12th Academy Awards "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat &Vivien Leigh win

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