WHAT HAPPENED IN 1940.
Look what happened the 1940.

France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany. (22. June 1940)

World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France. (23. June 1940)

World War II: France officially surrenders to Germany at 01:35. (25. June 1940)

World War II: under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina. (26. June 1940)

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

Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta. (2. July 1940)

World War II: In order to stop the ships from falling into German hands the French fleet of the Atlantic based at Mers El Kébir, is bombarded by the British fleet, coming from Gibraltar, causing the loss of three battleships: Dunkerque, Provence and Bretagne. One thousand two hundred sailors perish. (3. July 1940)

World War II: the United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations. (5. July 1940)

World War II: the Vichy government is established in France. (10. July 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)

World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France. (11. July 1940)

World War II: Battle of Cape Spada – The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. (19. July 1940)

World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. (19. July 1940)

Denmark leaves the League of Nations. (20. July 1940)

California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. (20. July 1940)

The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (23. July 1940)

General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal. (25. July 1940)

The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. (27. July 1940)

Doodlebug Disaster: A doodlebug train in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio collides with a multi-car freight train heading in the opposite direction, killing 43 people. (31. July 1940)