WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1940
Find out what all happened June to October 1940

World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. (10. June 1940)

An explosion at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey kills 51 people and injures over 200. (12. September 1940)

Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. (3. June 1940)

Treznea Massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians kill 93 Romanian civilians in Treznea, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, as part of attempts to ethnic cleansing. (9. September 1940)

George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. (9. September 1940)

Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria. (7. September 1940)

World War II: Battle of Britain – The German Luftwaffe begins attacking British convoys in the English Channel thus starting the battle (this start date is contested, though). (10. July 1940)

The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed. (15. October 1940)

Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor. (26. August 1940)

George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer. (11. September 1940)

Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union. (28. June 1940)

Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto is established. (16. October 1940)

The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence. (14. June 1940)

World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends – British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. (4. June 1940)

The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel. (8. August 1940)

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. (1. October 1940)

World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces. (10. June 1940)

World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani. (16. September 1940)

A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp. (14. June 1940)