Historical Events
- British air raid on Mannheim
Famous Birthdays
- Dimitri van Toren, Dutch vocalist/composer
Famous Deaths
- Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (b. 1866)
- M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies
- William Wallace, Scottish composer, dies at 80
What Happened in 1940
Dunkirk: Military Retreat They Called a Miracle
Trapped on beaches and a sitting target for German fighter planes and bombers, 330,000 Allied troops looked doomed. Then came the "miracle" of Dunkirk.
June 4, 1940Dog Unearths Cave of Antiquity
A cave complex that contained wall paintings later described by experts as 'the cradle of art' was unearthed on this day by a curious dog, named Robot.
September 12, 1940'Hitler Will Have to Break Us or Lose the War'
The German Luftwaffe were hammering the British RAF until a furious and frustrated Hitler changed the plan and possibly the outcome of the war.
December 29, 1940
