Historical Events for March 1940
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Months in 1940: January February April May June July August September October November December
Results 1 - 28 of 28
1st - 12th Academy Awards - "Gone with the Wind," R Donat & V Leigh win
1st - Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published
2nd - 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC
2nd - Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland
3rd - Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label
6th - 1st US telecast from an airplane, NYC
7th - Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home
7th - Ray Steele beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
10th - 1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci
12th - Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, gives Karelische Isthmus
13th - Finland-Russian cease fire signed, Finland gives up Karelische
13th - The Russo-Finnish Winter War ends.
14th - 27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas
15th - Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest
16th - German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow
18th - Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain
19th - Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt
19th - French govt of Daladier, falls
20th - Paul Reynoud becomes French premier
23rd - 1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS
23rd - All-India-Moslem League calls for a Moslem homeland
23rd - The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or the then Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All India Muslim League.
26th - Ernest Hemingway & Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC
27th - Himmler orders building of Auschwitz concentration camp, at Katowice
28th - Construction begins of the exhibition center to host the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair.
29th - Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title
30th - 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42
31st - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956)
