Today in
World War II History
World War II History
1927 - Prussia lifted its Nazi ban allowing Adolf Hitler to speak in public.
1941 - Vichy France threatened to use its navy unless Britain allowed food to reach France.
1944 - The Irish refused to oust all Axis envoys and denied the accusation of spying on Allied troops.
1945 - American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo, Japan, 100,000 were killed.
1947 - The Big Four met in Moscow to discuss the future of Germany.
1947 - Poland and Czechoslovakia signed a 20-year mutual aid pact.
1949 - Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, DC. Gillars was convicted of treason and served 12 years in prison.
| "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat." - Winston Churchill, he said this to Britain's Parliament on May 13, 1940. |
