Encyclopedia - List Of Ship Launches In 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ship Launches In 1939 - April
List of ship launches in 1939 - 1. Tirpitz (Germany): Bismarck class battleship List of ship launches in 1939 - 18. Flamingo (UK):...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars - Italian Occupation Of Albania April 1939
As Germany annexed Austria and moved against Czechoslovakia, Italy saw itself becoming a second-rate member of the Axis. The imminent bir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 - Events
1939 - January. January 2 - End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia - 1939
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1939 - Events. January 2 - End of term for Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ship Launches In 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ship Launches In 1939 - February
List of ship launches in 1939 - 19. Bismarck (Germany): Bismarck class battleship by Blohm & Voss at Hamburg, Germany ... See a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ship Launches In 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ship Launches In 1939 - July
List of ship launches in 1939 - 7. Black Swan (UK): Black Swan class sloop by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Glasgow, Scotland ... See also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Czechoslovak Koruna: Encyclopedia - Czechoslovak Koruna
The Czechoslovak koruna or Czechoslovak crown (in Czech and Slovak: Koruna československá, at times Koruna česko-slovenská; "koruna" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Kennedy: Encyclopedia - Bob Kennedy
Robert Daniel Kennedy (August 18, 1920 - April 7, 2005) was a right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Tucker: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Tucker
Benjamin Tucker (April 17, 1854 – June 22, 1939) was the leading proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century. Ben...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André François: Encyclopedia - André François
André François (November 9, 1915 – April 11, 2005) was a French cartoonist. He was born André Farkas to a Jewish family in Temesvár...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam Cardinal Kozłowiecki: Encyclopedia - Adam Cardinal Kozłowiecki
Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., (April 1, 1911 in Huta Komorowska, Poland) is Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia) and Cardinal. He was ordain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amenemopet: Encyclopedia - Amenemopet
King Usimare Amenemopet (or Amenemope) was the son of Psusennes I and Queen Mutnedjemet. He served as a junior coregent in his father's l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Westheimer: Encyclopedia - David Westheimer
David Westheimer (born April 11, 1917 in Houston, Texas; died November 8, 2005) was an American novelist best known for writing the 1964 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Ray Griffin: Encyclopedia - David Ray Griffin
David Ray Griffin (b. 1939) was a professor of philosophy of religion and theology, at the Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, Cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyrus Vance: Encyclopedia - Cyrus Vance
Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917 – January 12, 2002) was the United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walther Model: Encyclopedia - Walther Model
Otto Moritz Walter Model (IPA /'mo:dəl/) (January 24, 1891–April 21, 1945) was a German general, and later a Field Marshal, during Wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ship Launches In 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ship Launches In 1939 - January
List of ship launches in 1939 - 7. Lützow (Germany): Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser by Deschimag in Bremen, Germany List of shi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Hailey: Encyclopedia - Arthur Hailey
Arthur Hailey (April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) was a British/Canadian/American/Bahamian novelist. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, Engla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles: Encyclopedia - 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
The 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, first raised in 1815, was a regiment of the British Indian Army. Upon India's independence i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Bester Author: Encyclopedia - Alfred Bester Author
Alfred Bester (born December 18, 1913 in New York City, died September 30, 1987) was a science fiction author and the winner of the first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 In Rail Transport - Events
1939 in rail transport - January events. January - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SW1. 1939 in rail trans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 In Rail Transport - Births
1939 in rail transport - August births. August 2 - John W. Snow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Transportation, then Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars - Italian Unification 1861-1870
Modern Italy became a nation-state during the Risorgimento on March 17, 1861 when most of the states of the peninsula and Kingdom the Two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars - From The Unification To The First World War 1870-1914
Until 1922, Italy was a constitutional monarchy with a parliament, mostly elected with restricted suffrage (in 1913, the first universal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Italy As A Monarchy And In The World Wars - The Fascist Regime 1922-1939
Under the postwar settlement, Italy received most of the territories promised in the 1915 agreement, except for Dalmatia, which was mostl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Spanish Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Spanish Republic - The Provisional Government April-october 1931
The Second Republic began on 14 April 1931 after the abdication of King Alfonso XIII, following local and municipal elections in which re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Spanish Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Spanish Republic - The Left Republicans And Socialists October 1931-november 1933
Protesting measures against the church, President Zamora resigned on October 14, and was succeeded by Manuel Azaña. At the conclusion of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Spanish Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Spanish Republic - Conservative Government November 1933-february 1936
By 1933, great opposition, however, was developing among the extremists, the Anarcho-Syndicalists and the Conservatives. The former were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1943
Timeline of World War II - January. 14: Casablanca Conference of Allied leaders begins. 23: Allies capture Tripoli, Libya. 31: Large p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1939
Timeline of World War II - September. 1: The Polish September Campaign begins at 4:30 a.m. with the German Luftwaffe attacking several...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1941
Timeline of World War II - January. 12: British and Australian troops capture Tobruk. Timeline of World War II - February. 25: Mog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1942
Timeline of World War II - January. 2: Japanese troops occupy Manila. 11: Japanese troops capture Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 12: Japan in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1945
Timeline of World War II - January. 2: Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay dies in plane crash. 17: Warsaw liberated by Red Army troops. 27: Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 In Baseball - Births
1939 in baseball - January-June. January 14 - Sandy Valdespino January 29 - Bobby Bolin February 12 - Jerry Walker February 18 - Dal M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 In Aviation - Events
January January 12 - the RAF Auxiliary Air Force Reserve is formed February February 9 - Alex Henshaw sets a new speed record for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 In Aviation - First Flights
January January 27 - Lockheed XP-38 March March 31 - Miles Master production aircraft N 7408 April April 1 - Mitsubishi Zero May M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bank Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Bank Of Greece - Deputy Governors
The second highest chief of the Bank of Greece (after the governor) is the deputy governor (Greek: υποδιοικητής, ypodioikhths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bank Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Bank Of Greece - Governors
The highest chief of the Bank of Greece is the governor (Greek: διοικητής, dioikhths) Alexandros Diomidis: April 21, 1928 - Sep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuniaki Koiso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuniaki Koiso - Later Career
Retired to first reserve list, July 1938; Ministry of Greater East Asia (Japan), April 1939; released from post, August 1939; Ministry of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dachau Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Dachau Concentration Camp - Notable Prisoners Of Dachau
Dachau concentration camp - Jews. Bruno Bettelheim, imprisoned in 1938, freed in 1939; left Germany Viktor Frankl, psychotherapist fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gustáv Husák: Encyclopedia Ii - Gustáv Husák - Functions
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia/KSC (prohibited 1938, dissolved 1939-1945) 1933-1938/1939 and 1989(December)-(February)1990: common me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Government In Exile: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Government In Exile - Government And Politics
Polish government in exile - Presidents. Władysław Raczkiewicz: 30 September 1939 — 6 June 1947 August Zaleski: 9 June 1947 — 7 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bismarck Class Battleship: Encyclopedia Ii - Bismarck Class Battleship - Ships In Class
Bismarck class battleship - Bismarck. Laid down: 1 July 1936 Launched: 14 February 1939 Commissioned: 20 August 1940 Operations: Rhein...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phony War: Encyclopedia Ii - Phony War - Allied Action During The Phony War
The Allies' only major military actions during the Phony War were at sea. Notable events among these were the following: In October 1939...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Swan Class Sloop: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Swan Class Sloop - Black Swan Class
Royal Indian Navy Godavari, launched on 21 March 1943 (Others), to Pakistan as Sind Jumna, launched on 16 November 1940 (Others) Narbada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Namor The Sub-mariner: Encyclopedia Ii - Namor The Sub-mariner - Bibliography
Namor the Sub-Mariner - Solo series and features. Motion Picture Funnies Weekly unreleased promotional comic (1939) Marvel Comics (Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1940
Timeline of World War II - January. 1: Conscription extended in Britain: all men between 20 and 27 now liable. 4: Hermann Göring plac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1944
Timeline of World War II - January. 4: Battle of Monte Cassino begins. 15: 27th Polish Home Army Infantry Division recreated, marking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babes In Arms: Encyclopedia Ii - Babes In Arms - 1937 Broadway Production
The show opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 14, 1937 and ran for 289 performances. Cast: Billie Smith played by Mitzi Green Val Lama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Dollar: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Dollar - History
Between 1845 and 1939, Singapore used the Straits dollar. This was replaced by the Malayan dollar, as regulated by the Board of Commissio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyborg: Encyclopedia Ii - Vyborg - 20th-century Vicissitudes
Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the fall of the Russian Empire, Finland declared itself independent. During the Finnish Civi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Wasp Cv-7: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Wasp Cv-7 - Early Days
She was laid down on 1 April 1936 at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 4 April 1939, sponsored by Carolyn Edi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aviation History: Encyclopedia Ii - Aviation History - 1991-future
In the beginning of the 21st century, subsonic aviation focused on eliminating the pilot in favor of remotely operated or completely auto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania During World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania During World War Ii - The War Begins
On April 13, 1939, France and Britain had pledged to ensure the independence of Romania, but negotiations on a similar Soviet guarantee c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association: Encyclopedia Ii - Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association - History
AOPA was founded May 15, 1939 in an effort to keep general aviation fun, safe and affordable. In April, 1939, the five founders went to w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William O. Douglas: Encyclopedia Ii - William O. Douglas - On The Bench
In 1939, Justice Louis D. Brandeis resigned from the Supreme Court, and Roosevelt nominated Douglas as his replacement. Douglas later adm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hms Ramillies 07: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms Ramillies 07 - Indian Ocean
In late 1939 Ramillies sailed for the East, with a stint in the Indian Ocean, when HRH Prince Philip was a crew member. She visited New Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Empire - Italian Possessions In Europe
Italian Empire - Albania. Albania was already firmly within Italy's sphere of influence in 1939 when Mussolini decided it should formal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minister Of Defence Of Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Minister Of Defence Of Soviet Union - People's Commissariat Of Navy Of The Ussr
Separated from People's Commissariat of Defence in 1937, in 1946 joined with People's Commissariat of Defence into People's Commissariat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expansion Operations And Planning Of The Axis Powers: Encyclopedia Ii - Expansion Operations And Planning Of The Axis Powers - Operational Plans Of Germany Ussr To 1941 And Italy
Expansion operations and planning of the Axis Powers - 1939-1940. Operation Weiß (invasion of Poland, with some Russian/Slovakian act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Adolf Hitler Books: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Adolf Hitler Books - Authored By Adolf Hitler
List of Adolf Hitler books - Speeches. Baynes, N. (1942). The Speeches of Adolf Hitler, April 1922-August 1939 V1. London, Oxford Univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Covenanter Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Covenanter Tank - History
In 1938, the War Office had issued a requirement for a new, better armored cruiser tank to replace the Cruiser IV. Nuffield's A16 design ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Brocken: Encyclopedia Ii - The Brocken - 20th Century History
On this mountain the world's first television tower was built in 1935; it began by broadcasting the "Deutsche Reichspost". It carried the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miklós Horthy: Encyclopedia Ii - Miklós Horthy - World War Ii
In 1940, Hungary prepared to go to war with Romania to regain another lost province, Transylvania. Again, Hitler intervened on Horthy's b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernst Kaltenbrunner: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Kaltenbrunner Rises To A Major Nazi Figure
From mid-1935 Kaltenbrunner was the leader of the Austrian SS. He assisted in the Anschluss and Hitler promoted him to SS Brigadeführer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 33rd Infantry Division: Encyclopedia Ii - German 33rd Infantry Division - History
This unit was created as the 33rd Infantry Division in 1936, and mobilized in 1939, but it did not take part in the invasion of Poland. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gladys Mitchell: Encyclopedia Ii - Gladys Mitchell - Life
Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire on April 19, 1901 to James, a market gardener of Scottish parentage, and A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Quebec: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Quebec - After The Office National Du Film
The National Film Board of Canada is established by the Parliament of Canada in 1939. Its office moved from Ottawa to Montreal in 1955. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Brest-litovsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Brest-litovsk - Lasting Effects Of The Treaty
In the event, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk only lasted eight months. Germany renounced the treaty in November 1918 as one of the condition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Menzies: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Menzies - First Term As Prime Minister
On 26 April 1939, following the brief caretaker premiership of the Country Party leader, Sir Earle Page, Menzies was elected Leader of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banburismus: Encyclopedia Ii - Banburismus - History
At least as early as 1939, Alan Turing correctly deduced that the message-settings of Kriegsmarine Enigma signals were enciphered on a co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Brest-litovsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Brest-litovsk - Lasting Effects Of The Treaty
In the event, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk only lasted eight months. Germany renounced the treaty in November 1918 as one of the condition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scecina Memorial High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Scecina Memorial High School - Father Thomas Scecina
The namesake of the first diocesan Roman Catholic high school in Indianapolis was born in Vicksburg, Indiana on September 16, 1910. He gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestinian Political Violence: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestinian Political Violence - 1920–1987
The attacks on Jews by Arabs predating the establishment of the state of Israel culminated in the Jerusalem pogrom of April, 1920, the ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hms Ajax 22: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms Ajax 22 - History
Built at Vickers shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, England, she was laid down on 7 February 1933, launched on 1 March 1934, and completed on 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Biggs-davison: Encyclopedia Ii - John Biggs-davison - Political Career
As an Oxford under-graduate he was seconder to Basil Liddell Hart opposing conscription at the Oxford Union debate held 27th April 1939. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Of Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Of Malaysia - History
Military of Malaysia - Army. Main article: Royal Malaysian Army Military of Malaysia - Navy. Main article: Royal Malaysian Navy T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1909: Encyclopedia Ii - 1909 - Births
1909 - January. January 1 - Barry Goldwater, American politician (d. 1998) January 3 - Victor Borge, Danish entertainer (d. 2000) Janu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adrienne Clarkson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adrienne Clarkson - Titles And Honours
Adrienne Clarkson - Shorthand titles. Miss/Mme Adrienne Poy (10 February 1939–1963) Mrs/Mme Stephen Clarkson (1963–1975) Mrs/Mme A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Adopted Children
Joan adopted six children, according to L.A. Times articles from the time, though she kept only four. The first was Christina (born June ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss New Mexico Bb-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss New Mexico Bb-40 - Prior To World War Ii
USS New Mexico BB-40 - 1915 – 1918: Construction. New Mexico was laid down 14 October 1915 by the New York Navy Yard; launched 13 Apr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The British Army: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The British Army - End Of Empire And Cold War 1945-1990
History of the British Army - Organisation. The United Nations (UN) was formed on 24 October 1945, with Britain one of five permanent m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benito Mussolini: Encyclopedia Ii - Benito Mussolini - World War Ii
As World War II (WWII) approached, Mussolini announced his intention of annexing Malta, Corsica, and Tunis. He spoke of creating a "New R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles: Encyclopedia Ii - 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - History
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles - 1815-1885. The regiment was raised by Sir Robert Colquhoun on 24 April 1815 as the Kemaoon Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Bester Author: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Bester Author - Career
Bester attended the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1936 married Rolly Goulko. His first short story, "The Broken Axiom", was publishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sylvia And Gerry Anderson: Encyclopedia Ii - Sylvia And Gerry Anderson - Biography
Anderson was born Gerald Alexander Abrahams on 14 April 1929 in Hampstead, London. The family name was changed by deed poll in 1939. When...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miklós Horthy: Encyclopedia Ii - Miklós Horthy - Interwar Period 1919-1939
The end of the war saw Hungary turned into a landlocked nation, and hence the new government had little need for Horthy's services. Howev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messerschmitt Me 262: Encyclopedia Ii - Messerschmitt Me 262 - Development
Although often viewed as a last ditch super-weapon, the Me 262 was already being developed as project P.1065 before the start of WWII. Pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Portal 1st Viscount Portal Of Hungerford: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Portal 1st Viscount Portal Of Hungerford - World War Ii
By 1939 Portal was a member of the air council and Director of Organization in the Air Ministry. Just prior to outbreak of World War II, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Young Policeman: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Young Policeman - Personal Life
Young married three times. On 11 April 1939 at Boarhurt parish church, Hampshire, he married Ivy Ada May Hammond (born 20 December 1909)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 5 New York City Subway Service: Encyclopedia Ii - 5 New York City Subway Service - Service History
The connection between the IRT White Plains Road Line and the IRT Jerome Avenue Line opened around the same time as that stretch of the I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ture Nerman: Encyclopedia Ii - Ture Nerman - World War Ii
Ture Nerman was one of the few people in the world who had actually read Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. On April 20, 1933, a couple of mont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards 1914 - A Fight Against Tyranny
In 1939, on the 1st September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, and on the 3rd September war was declared between the British Empire and Nazi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War Ii - 1939 – 1941
Fighting on the Western Front was preceded by the Phony War. Fighting began with Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Denmark an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Betrayal: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Betrayal - Finland
Contrary to many countries reborn after the World War I, Finland remained neutral and did not enter direct military alliances. The League...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victoria Eugenie Of Battenberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Victoria Eugenie Of Battenberg - Exile
The Spanish royal family went into exile on 14 April 1931 after municipal elections brought Republicans to power in most of the major cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Princess Louise Duchess Of Argyll: Encyclopedia Ii - Princess Louise Duchess Of Argyll - Duchess Of Argyll
On 4 April 1900, the 8th Duke of Argyll died, and the Marquess of Lorne, became the 9th Duke of Argyll, and Louise, the Duchess of Argyll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Hipper Class Cruiser: Encyclopedia Ii - Admiral Hipper Class Cruiser - Ships In Class
Builder: Blohm & Voß in Hamburg Laid down: 6 July 1935 Launched: 6 February 1937 Commissioned: 29 April 1939 Operations: Weserübu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 - Births
1939 - January. January 2 - Jim Bakker, American televangelist January 2 - John McBon, Argentianian Tv Star Ed the Repairman January 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 - Deaths
1939 - January-March. January 2 - Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) January 23 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. 1...   » Read the article