WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1939
Find out what all happened February to November 1939

The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. (15. August 1939)

The Albanian fascist leader Tefik Mborja is appointed as member of the Italian Chamber of Fasces and Corporations. (29. May 1939)

The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City. (17. May 1939)

Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. (8. November 1939)

United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners' rights and are therefore illegal. (27. February 1939)

Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. (26. November 1939)

The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of Slovak air force in the city of Spišská Nová Ves, kills 13 people and began the Slovak–Hungarian War. (23. March 1939)

Slovakia declares independence under German pressure. (14. March 1939)

World War II: following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany. (2. September 1939)

Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. (1. April 1939)

Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Army (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization). (1. September 1939)

The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York. (12. June 1939)

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day. (23. May 1939)

Huỳnh Phú Sổ founds Hòa Hảo Buddhism. (4. July 1939)

General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army. (1. September 1939)

Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday is celebrated as a national holiday in Nazi Germany. (20. April 1939)

World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. (1. September 1939)

Judge Joseph Force Crater, known as the "Missingest Man in New York", is declared legally dead. (6. June 1939)

After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile Nazi forces enter the city. (1. October 1939)

World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. (22. March 1939)