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 | 1940-10-30 | Roosevelt Campaigns | President Roosevelt promises he will not send "our boys" to war. | Read about 'Roosevelt Campaigns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Roosevelt Campaigns' | |
| 1940-10-16 | Draft Registration | Registration for the draft commences in the United States. | Read about 'Draft Registration' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Draft Registration' | |
| 1940-10-09 | Chamberlain Resigns | For health reasons, Neville Chamberlain resigns from the House of Commons. Winston Churchill is elected leader of the Conservative Party. | Read about 'Chamberlain Resigns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Chamberlain Resigns' | |
| 1940-09-21 | Underground Shelters | The Aldwych branch of the Piccadilly Line was closed to trains, tracks were concreted over, and reinforced floodgates were installed that could be closed instantly in case of burst river embankments due to bomb damage. | Read about 'Underground Shelters' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Underground Shelters' | |
| 1940-09-17 | Operation Sealion Postponed | Operation Sealion is postponed until further notice. | Read about 'Operation Sealion Postponed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Sealion Postponed' | |
| 1940-09-16 | Conscription | Introduction of the first peacetime conscription act (Selective Training and Service Act of 1940) in United States history. | Read about 'Conscription' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Conscription' | |
| 1940-08-20 | Mediterranean Blockade | Italy announces a blockade of British ports in the Mediterranean area. | Read about 'Mediterranean Blockade' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Mediterranean Blockade' | |
| 1940-08-20 | Never was so much owed... | Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. All hearts go out to the fighter pilots, whose brilliant actions we see with our own eyes day after day. Winston Churchill's famous speech in the House of Commons. | Read about 'Never was so much owed...' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Never was so much owed...' | |
| 1940-08-19 | Berbera | Italian forces take Berbera, the capital of British Somaliland and the British defenders flee to Aden. | Read about 'Berbera' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Berbera' | |
| 1940-08-17 | Blockade | Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles. | Read about 'Blockade' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Blockade' |
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