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1933 – Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m). 1935 – Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah , becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
September 1: World War II breaks out in Europe with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945.
The Munich Agreement [a] was an agreement reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Fascist Italy.The agreement provided for the German annexation of part of Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland, where more than three million people, mainly ethnic Germans, lived. [1]
Independence declared from Germany and Russia 27 October 1939 and 3 August 1940: Western part (approximately half) of Vilnius Region ceded to Lithuania Luxembourg: 23 November 1890: Separates from union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, becomes Grand Duchy in its own right 1945: End of German occupation during World War II 19 April 1839
The Royal Navy initiated a naval blockade of Germany on 4 September. Although Britain and France honoured these guarantees by declaring war two days after Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, [6] and the dominions of the British Empire quickly followed suit, so little practical assistance was given to Poland, which was soon defeated, that in its early stages the war declared by ...
Italy is advised that Germany does not expect to need its military support at present. [23] September 2 – WWII: Following the invasion of Poland, the Free City of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. Spain and Ireland declare their neutrality. September 3 – WWII:
The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany was signed in Moscow on 12 September 1990, [4]: 363 and paved the way for German reunification on 3 October 1990. [9] Under the terms of the treaty, the Four Powers renounced all rights they formerly held in Germany, including those regarding the city of Berlin .
The Dorr Rebellion takes place in Rhode Island because men who did not own land could not vote. [16] 1843. Rhode Island drafts a new constitution extending voting rights to any free men regardless of whether they own property, provided they pay a $1 poll tax. Naturalized citizens are still not eligible to vote unless they own property. [16] 1848