WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1939
Find out what all happened February to May 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)

The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens. (30. April 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)

Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain. (5. February 1939)

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. (26. March 1939)

The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.[citation needed ] (13. May 1939)

The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745km/h). (30. March 1939)

Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. (15. March 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)

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)

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes. (11. February 1939)

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

Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five. (14. May 1939)

In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest at the autocratic rule in India. (3. March 1939)

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

World War II: Italy invades Albania. (7. April 1939)

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. (2. March 1939)

Faisal II becomes King of Iraq. (4. April 1939)

Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege. (28. March 1939)

The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa. (21. May 1939)