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 March 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 - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - After Munich And Vienna The Second Republic October 1938- March 1939
The greatly weakened Czechoslovak Republic was forced to grant major concessions to the non-Czechs. The executive committee of the Slovak...   » 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 - 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 - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia - The Holocaust
The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Algirdas Julien Greimas: Encyclopedia - Algirdas Julien Greimas
Algirdas Julius Greimas, or Algirdas Julien Greimas (born March 9, 1917 in Tula, died 1992 in Paris), was a linguist who contributed to t...   » 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 - Vyacheslav Molotov: Encyclopedia - Vyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (Russian: Вячесла́в Миха́йлович Мо́лотов) (February 25, 1890 (O.S.) (March 9,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cúcuta: Encyclopedia - Cúcuta
Cúcuta, also known as San José de Cúcuta, is a city in Colombia. It is the capital of Norte de Santander, which is between Los Patios ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Claude François: Encyclopedia - Claude François
Claude François (born February 1, 1939 in Ismaïlia, Egypt; died March 11, 1978 in Paris, France) was a French pop singer. The son of an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Hackett: Encyclopedia - Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter. He almost always collaborated with his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Li: Encyclopedia - David Li
The Honourable Doctor Sir David Li Kwok-po GBS JP (in Chinese: 李國寶), born March 13, 1939 in London, England, with family roots in H...   » 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 - Winter War: Encyclopedia - Winter War
The Winter War (also known as the Soviet-Finnish War or the Russo-Finnish War) broke out when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on Novemb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bao Long: Encyclopedia - Bao Long
Crown Prince Bảo Long (Chữ nôm 保隆) of Vietnam (born January 4, 1936) is the head of the Nguyễn Dynasty, the now deposed Empero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asghar Ali Engineer: Encyclopedia - Asghar Ali Engineer
Asghar Ali Engineer, The Laaentie was born in Bohra priestly family (amil's family) on 10th March, 1939 in Salumbar, Rajasthan (near Udai...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - The Munich Agreement And The First Vienna Award
After the Austrian Anschluss, Czechoslovakia was to become Hitler's next target. Hitler's strategy was to exploit the existing Sudeten Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Rationale For Occupation
The German economy, burdened by heavy militarisation, urgently needed foreign currency. Setting up an artificially high exchange rate bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Czech Resistance
In exile, Beneš—the leader of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile—organized a resistance network. Hacha, Prime Minister Elias, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Slovak National Uprising
The Slovak National Uprising or 1944 Uprising was an armed struggle between German Wehrmacht forces and rebel Slovak troops at the end of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovak Government-in-exile
Beneš had resigned as president of the Czechoslovak Republic on October 5, 1938. In London he and other Czechoslovak exiles organized a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - End Of The War
On May 8, 1944, Beneš signed an agreement with Soviet leaders stipulating that Czechoslovak territory liberated by Soviet armies would b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Annexation Of Carpatho-ukraine Subcarpathian Ruthenia By The Soviet Union
In October 1944, Carpatho-Ukraine was taken by the Soviets. A Czechoslovak delegation under František Nemec was dispatched to the area. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Minorities And Population Transfers
The Czechoslovak National Front coalition government, formed at Kosice in April 1945, issued decrees providing for the expulsion of all S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Australia - Vietnam War 1962-1972
Australia, as well as the United States, supported South Vietnam throughout the early 1960s. In 1961 and 1962, the leader of the South Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Australia - The New Zealand Wars 1861-1864
Taranaki War In 1861 the Victorian Colonial ship the HMVS Victoria went to help the New Zealand Colonial government against another Maori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Australia - Boer War 1899-1902
The Second Boer War resulted from the history of British encroachment into or involvement in areas already settled by Afrikaaners — who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Australia - First World War 1914-1918
When the United Kingdom declared war on Germany at the start of World War I, the Australian government followed without hesitation. It wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Australia - Second World War 1939-1945
When the Second World War began it was decided to send the majority of Australian forces off to Europe, and leave only the 8th Division i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Australia - Korean War 1950-1953
On June 25, 1950, a North Korean army crossed into South Korea and advanced for the capital Seoul, which fell in less than a week. North ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Main article: Concentration camp. See also: Nazi concentration camp badges Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Starting in 1933, the Nazis set up concentration camps within Germany, many of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
As with any historical event, scholars continue to argue over what exactly happened and why. The Holocaust - Who was directly involved i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
Main article: Names of the Holocaust The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos) burnt (kaustos) sacrificial offering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Perpetrators And Collaborators
The Holocaust - Who was directly involved in the killings?. A wide range of German soldiers, officials, and civilians were involved in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
The Holocaust - Why did people participate in authorize or tacitly accept the killing?. Stanley Milgram was one of a number of post-wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Impact On Culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology. On account of the magnitude of the Holocaust, many theologians have re-examined the classical theol...   » 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 - The Wizard Of Oz 1939 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Wizard Of Oz 1939 Film - History
L. Frank Baum (born Lyman Frank Baum on May 15, 1856, in Chittenango, New York) published his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900. Ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Wizard Of Oz 1939 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Wizard Of Oz 1939 Film - Plot
(Also including deleted scenes and other filming information.) These opening scenes were the last ones to be filmed. They were filmed fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Albania 1919-1939: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Albania 1919-1939 - Italian Occupation
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 - Battle Of Lwów 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Lwów 1939 - New Enemy
On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union broke all pacts with Poland and joined Nazi Germany in its war against her. The forces of 6th Red...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Hms Edinburgh C16: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms Edinburgh C16 - War Service
Edinburgh was launched on 31 March 1938, and was immediately attached to the 18th Cruiser Squadron at Scapa Flow, in Scotland, as part of...   » 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 - 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 - Funnies Inc.: Encyclopedia Ii - Funnies Inc. - At The Birth Of Comic Books
American comic books originated as colorful magazines that reprinted newspaper comic strips These strips, coming from "the funny pages", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funnies Inc.: Encyclopedia Ii - Funnies Inc. - The First Marvel Comic
Funnies, Inc.'s first actual sale was to pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman, who was looking to enter the comics field. For what woul...   » 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 - Communist Party Of Slovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Communist Party Of Slovakia - Old Party
In the past, the Communist Party of Slovakia (Slovak: Komunistická strana Slovenska — KSS) was a Communist party in Slovakia. It was f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Watchtower: Encyclopedia Ii - The Watchtower - History
Publication began in 1879 under the title Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. In 1909 the name was changed to The Watch T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Iii Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - German Iii Corps - Iii Armeekorps History
The III Corps was formed in October 1934 as III. Armeekorps. The corps took part in Fall Weiss, the 1939 invasion of Poland as a part of ...   » 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 - Uss Helm Dd-388: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Helm Dd-388 - Early Years
Helm was launched by Norfolk Navy Yard on May 27, 1937; sponsored by Mrs. J. M. Helm, widow; and commissioned on October 16, 1937, with L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Slovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Slovakia - The Breakup Of Czechoslovakia 1938 - 1939
In September 1938, France, United Kingdom and Nazi Germany concluded the Munich Agreement that forced Czechoslovakia to cede the predomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln Continental: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln Continental - 1939
The first Lincoln Continental was developed initially as Edsel Ford's one-off personal vehicle, though it is believed he planned all alon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Germany - The Interwar Period 1918-1939
The treaty of Versailles imposed severe restrictions on Germany's military strength. The army was limited to one hundred thousand men wit...   » 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 - Bishop Wordsworth's School: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop Wordsworth's School - Faculty
Sir William Golding, author of the novel Lord of the Flies and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, was a schoolmaster teaching Philo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 3d Infantry Regiment: Encyclopedia Ii - 3d Infantry Regiment - Lineage
(2d and 3d Battalions inactivated 18 November 1921 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; activated 8 June 1922 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota) Assig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yehuda Bauer: Encyclopedia Ii - Yehuda Bauer - Biography
Born and raised in Prague, Czechoslovakia, young Yehuda Bauer acquired fluency in the Czech, Slovak and German languages. Later in life h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Uprising - Outcome
Despite the assistance of 20,000 additional British troops and 14,500 well trained and well armed Haganah men, the Great Uprising continu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Heath: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Heath - Youth And Parliament
Heath was the son of a carpenter and a maid from Broadstairs in Kent. He went to Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, and succeeded ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln Memorial: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln Memorial - Events
In 1939, the singer Marian Anderson was refused permission to perform at Constitution Hall in Washington because of her skin color. Elean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expropiación Petrolera: Encyclopedia Ii - Expropiación Petrolera - International Opposition
In retaliation the oil companies initiated a negative public relations campaign against Mexico, they urged peole to stop buying Mexican g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gwr 4300 Class: Encyclopedia Ii - Gwr 4300 Class - Overview
The class was introduced in 1911. 342 were built until 1932. They were numbered in the 4300-99, 5300-99, 6300 - 6399, 7300 - 7321, and 93...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fort Dix New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Fort Dix New Jersey - History
Fort Dix is named for Major General John Adams Dix, a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Construction began in June 1917. Camp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpathian Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Carpathian Ruthenia - Nomenclature
As part of Hungary, the region was officially called Subcarpathia (Kárpátalja) or North-Eastern Upper Hungary. After Trianon until 1938...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Stoppard: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Stoppard - Biography
Stoppard was born Tomáš Straussler in Zlín, Czechoslovakia, into a Jewish family. To avoid persecution, the Strausslers fled Czechoslo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Nakhimov Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Admiral Nakhimov Ship - The Ship
The Berlin III was built by Bremer Vulkan at Vegesack, Germany and was completed in March of 1925. The ship was 572 feet long, had four d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cfb Greenwood: Encyclopedia Ii - Cfb Greenwood - Raf Station Greenwood
The relatively fog-free climate of the farming hamlet of Greenwood was selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and Royal Air Forc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat - World War Ii
Prior to the Second World War, in June 1939, Lord Lovat resigned his commission in the Scots Guards. In August, as war approached, Lord L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Heath: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Heath - Youth And Parliament
Heath was the son of a carpenter and a maid from Broadstairs in Kent. He went to Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, and succeeded ...   » 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