World War II - Arsenal of Democracy
Time: Sunday Dec 29, 1940
Place: Washington D.C., U.S.
Details: In December 1940 Roosevelt accused Hitler of planning world conquest and ruled out any negotiations as useless, calling for the United States to become an "arsenal of democracy".
Related
Near


World War II-Lend-Lease
Tuesday Mar 11, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-Conflict of interest
Dec, 2015 - U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump spoke to Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan
Oct, 2019 - U.S.


Great Depression-Hoover Moratorium is issued
Saturday Jun 20, 1931 - U.S.


Thanksgiving-Last Thursday in November
Tuesday Oct 31, 1939 - U.S.


World War II-German first
Jan, 1942 - U.S., United Kingdom and U.S.S.R.


Father's Day-First presidential proclamation honoring fathers
1966 - U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump issued a revised order
Monday Mar 6, 2017 - U.S.


Frederick Douglass-Douglass conferred with President Abraham Lincoln
1863 - U.S.


Donald Trump-A President
Friday Jan 20, 2017 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Impeachment of Andrew Johnson-Johnson suspended Stanton
Monday Aug 5, 1867 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Day for Rejoicing
Monday Jan 20, 1969 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
Tuesday Dec 21, 1954 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Audrey Hepburn-The Presidential Medal of Freedom
1992 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Joe Biden-Vice President
Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-U.S. Phase II price controls begin
Nov, 1971 - U.S.


Winston Churchill-Churchill had returned to Washington
Wednesday Jun 17, 1942 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Chance for Peace speech
Thursday Apr 16, 1953 - Washington D.C., U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Nixon signs the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act (EPAA)
Tuesday Nov 27, 1973 - U.S.


Tony Hawk-Skating in The White House
Jun, 2009 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-A wish
Friday Aug 22, 1862 - U.S.


Donald Trump-"Very much under control"
Feb, 2020 - U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump became the Republican nominee
Monday Aug 24, 2020 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln carried all but three states
Tuesday Nov 8, 1864 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Amnesty Proclamation
Tuesday Dec 8, 1863 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-President Roosevelt decided that Eisenhower would be Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
Dec, 1943 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address
Tuesday Mar 5, 1861 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-President Richard Nixon orders 90-day nationwide freeze on all wages, prices, salaries and rents
Sunday Aug 15, 1971 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Mild stroke
Monday Nov 25, 1957 - U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump administration imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against senior Chinese officials
Jul, 2020 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln would still defeat the Confederacy before turning over the White House
1864 - U.S.


International Monetary Fund-Nixon Shock
1971 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln ran for reelection in 1864
1864 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-A President
Monday Mar 4, 1861 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump signed an executive order restricting some forms of immigration to the United States
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-New Look
1953 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower wanted to increase surveillance inside the Soviet Union
1954 - U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19
Friday Oct 2, 2020 - U.S.


Winston Churchill-Honorary Citizen
1963 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was recovering from a heart attack late in September 1955
Sep, 1955 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington
Dec, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Winston Churchill-Lend-Lease
Tuesday Mar 11, 1941 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Effective Emancipation Proclamation
Thursday Jan 1, 1863 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Nixon administration imposes a 60-day economy-wide price freeze
Thursday Jun 14, 1973 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln signed the Confiscation Act
Tuesday Aug 6, 1861 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln called on the states to send detachments totaling 75,000 troops
Monday Apr 15, 1861 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln removed McClellan
Tuesday Mar 11, 1862 - U.S.


United Nations-Four Policemen
Monday Dec 29, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Joe Biden-Obama named Biden to head the Gun Violence Task Force
Dec, 2012 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Nixon named William E. Simon as the first Administrator of the Federal Energy Office
Tuesday Dec 4, 1973 - U.S.


United Nations-14-point proposal to end the war
1918 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower returned to Washington to replace Marshall as Chief of Staff of the Army
Nov, 1945 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump signed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act into law
Friday Mar 6, 2020 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Year-round daylight saving time was implemented
Sunday Jan 6, 1974 - U.S.


Joe Biden-A big fucking deal
Tuesday Mar 23, 2010 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower returned to Washington
Wednesday Jun 3, 1942 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln replaced War Secretary Simon Cameron with Edwin Stanton
Jan, 1862 - Washington D.C., U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Nixon decided to keep the quotas due to vigorous political opposition
1969 - U.S.


Joe Biden-Biden supported the NATO-led military intervention in Libya
2011 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Special Rule No. 1 reimposes mandatory (Phase II) price controls on the 23 largest oil companies
Mar, 1973 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Domino theory
1954 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower forced an end to the combined British, French and Israeli invasion of Egypt
Nov, 1956 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Nixon imposed a price ceiling on oil in 1971
1971 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Two-tier price ceiling
Sunday Aug 19, 1973 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-The cork in the bottle
Nov, 1960 - U.S.


Joe Biden-"To the gates of hell"
2014 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-French asked Eisenhower for help in French Indochina against the Communists
1953 - U.S.


Joe Biden-Biden said Obama had asked him to remain as his running mate for the 2012 presidential election
Oct, 2010 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was aboard the maiden flight of Air Force One
Wednesday Aug 26, 1959 - U.S.


Severo Ochoa-U.S. National Medal of Science
1978 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Lincoln arrived in disguise in Washington, D.C.
Sunday Feb 24, 1861 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-Donald declared a national emergency
Friday Mar 13, 2020 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Executive Order 10450
Jul, 1953 - Washington D.C., U.S.


1973 oil crisis-President Ford signs the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
Monday Dec 22, 1975 - U.S.


Joe Biden-Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021 - Washington D.C., U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Carter orders cessation of Iranian imports to the U.S.
Tuesday Nov 13, 1979 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-Nixon announced the end of the quota system
1973 - U.S.


Joe Biden-Trump and his allies falsely accused Biden of getting the Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin fired because he was supposedly pursuing an investigation into Burisma Holdings
2019 - U.S.


Abraham Lincoln-Grant's victories impressed Lincoln
1863 - U.S.


Joe Biden-Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan
2009 - U.S.


Joe Biden-Biden endorsed Hillary Clinton
Friday Jun 10, 2016 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower voiced his disagreements with the Democrats and declared himself to be a Republican
1951 - U.S.


1973 oil crisis-President Nixon suspends the mandatory oil import quota on No. 2 heating oil through April 30
Wednesday Jan 17, 1973 - U.S.


Dwight D. Eisenhower-United States presidential election of 1956
Tuesday Nov 6, 1956 - U.S.


Flag of the United States-The first recorded use of fringe on a flag dates from 1835
1835 - U.S.


Great Depression-Executive Order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued
Wednesday Apr 5, 1933 - U.S.


September 11 (9/11) Attacks-President's Daily Briefing (August 6, 2001)
Monday Aug 6, 2001 - White House, Washington D.C., U.S.


Black History Month-Virginia McLaurin in the White House
Sunday Feb 21, 2016 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-Presidential Proclamation 9645
Sunday Sep 24, 2017 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-Trump not going to rule out a military option
Friday Aug 11, 2017 - U.S.


Frederick Douglass-Emancipation Proclamation
Thursday Jan 1, 1863 - U.S.


Red Summer-A telegram to Woodrow Wilson
Sunday Jul 20, 1919 - U.S.


Red Summer-Another telegram
Aug, 1919 - U.S.


Library of Congress-Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
Monday Oct 26, 1970 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Father's Day-Permanent national holiday
1972 - U.S.


Ruby Bridges-Bridges met with President Barack Obama at the White House
Friday Jul 15, 2011 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Dissolution of the Soviet Union-President of the U.S. televised speech recognizing the independence of the 11 remaining republics
Wednesday Dec 25, 1991 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Josip Broz Tito-Tito met President Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960 - U.S.


Edward VIII-Edward visited President Dwight D. Eisenhower
1955 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Donald Trump-July 25 phone call
Aug, 2019 - U.S.
On This Day - 29 December


Spanish Civil War-Restoration of the Bourbons
Tuesday Dec 29, 1874 - Spain


Joseph Stalin-Baptised
Sunday Dec 29, 1878 - Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (Now Georgia)


Xinhai Revolution-Bogd Khan became The Leader of The Mongol Empire
Friday Dec 29, 1911 - Mongolia


Xinhai Revolution-The First Provisional President
Friday Dec 29, 1911 - China


Anna May Wong-Wong preformed in Peter Pan
Monday Dec 29, 1924 - U.S.


United Nations-Four Policemen
Monday Dec 29, 1941 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The "welcome back" ceremony
Saturday Dec 29, 1962 - Miami, Florida, U.S.


The Beatles-John Lennon signed The Paperwork Terminating The Partnership
Sunday Dec 29, 1974 - Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, USA


Gulf War-The developing US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
Saturday Dec 29, 1979 - U.S.

Vodafone-Racal Shares in Vodafone
Monday Dec 29, 1986 - Newbury, England, U.K.


Invasion of Panama-the General Assembly of the United Nations
Friday Dec 29, 1989 - New York, U.S.


Bin Laden-The first bombing attack
Tuesday Dec 29, 1992 - Aden, Yemen

Vodafone-Vodafone in Bahrain
Monday Dec 29, 2003 - Bahrain


Popeyes-AFC sold Church's to Arcapita
Wednesday Dec 29, 2004 - Bahrain Bay, Manama, Bahrain


Kim Jong-un-Declared Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
Thursday Dec 29, 2011 - North Korea

Francesco Maria Guaitolirt Birth
Sunday Dec 29, 1563 - Carpi

Olfert Dapper 's death
Thursday Dec 29, 1689 - Amsterdam
December 1940


World War II-Operation Compass
Monday Dec 9, 1940 - Sidi Barrani, Egypt to Eastern Libya


World War II-Hitler issued the directive to prepare for an invasion of the Soviet Union
Wednesday Dec 18, 1940 - Berlin, Germany
1940


Second Sino-Japanese War-China's first Large-Scale Counter-offensive
1940 - China


John F. Kennedy-Graduated
1940 - Cambridge, Massachusrtts, U.S.


Albert Einstein-American Citizen
1940 - U.S.


Ho Chi Minh-He began regularly using the name Hồ Chí Minh
1940 - China


Oskar Schindler (Schindler's List)-Schindler Interest
1940 - Kraków, Poland


John Maynard Keynes-How to Pay for the War
1940 - England


Juan Trippe-The president of The Maidstone Club
1940 - East Hampton, New York, U.S.


Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip graduated from Dartmouth
1940 - Dartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle took on ministerial responsibilities
1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle had advocated would be a German war
1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle proposed to be appointed Secretary-General of the War Council
1940 - France


The Holocaust-Gas vans equipped with gas cylinders had been used to kill the handicapped in occupied Poland
Jan, 1940 - Poland


Edward VIII-German ambassador in The Hague
Jan, 1940 - The Hague, Netherlands


Audrey Hepburn-Star Puple
1940 - Arnhem, Netherlands


Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip served in the British forces
1940 - United Kingdom


Marcus Garvey-Garvey suffered a stroke which left him largely paralyzed
Jan, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Frank Sinatra-1st Appearance with The New Band
Friday Jan 26, 1940 - The Coronado Theatre in Rockford, Illinois, U.S.


Ronald Reagan-Marriage
Friday Jan 26, 1940 - Glendale, California, U.S.


Donald Trump-Anti-German sentiment
1940 - U.S.


World War II-Greco-Italian War
Sunday Jan 28, 1940 - Greece


Carlos Slim-Birth
Sunday Jan 28, 1940 - Mexico City, Mexico


Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies
Jan, 1940 - United Kingdom


World War II-Operation Sonnenblaume
Tuesday Feb 6, 1940 - Cyrenaica, Libya


Winston Churchill-Churchill personally ordered Captain Philip Vian of the destroyer HMS Cossack to board the German supply ship Altmark in Norwegian waters
Friday Feb 16, 1940 - Norwegian waters


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle had been earmarked for command of an armored division
Feb, 1940 - France


Igor Stravinsky-2nd Marriage
Saturday Mar 9, 1940 - Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.


St. Patrick's Day-Holy week concurrence
Sunday Mar 17, 1940 - Ireland


Alan Turing-Installing the first Bombe
Monday Mar 18, 1940 - Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-Reynaud demanded that France be released from the agreement which he had made with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Mar, 1940 - France


Nancy Pelosi-Birth
Tuesday Mar 26, 1940 - Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.


DC Comics-DC's first logo appeared
Apr, 1940 - U.S.


Penicillin-Progress in showing the in vivo bactericidal action of penicillin
1940 - Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom


Penicillin-Howard Florey and his team showed that penicillin effectively cured bacterial infection in mice
1940 - University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom


Winston Churchill-Operation Wilfred
Saturday Apr 6, 1940 - Norway


World War II-Operation Wilfred
Monday Apr 8, 1940 - Norway


World War II-Norwegian campaign
Monday Apr 8, 1940 - Norway


Adolf Hitler-German forces invaded Denmark and Norway
Tuesday Apr 9, 1940 - Denmark and Norway


The Holocaust-Germany invaded Norway and Denmark
Tuesday Apr 9, 1940 - Norway and Denmark


World War II-Operation Weserübung
Tuesday Apr 9, 1940 - Denmark and Norway


Harald V-Escaping To Sweden
Wednesday Apr 10, 1940 - Sweden


Harald V-Moving To Prince Carl Bernadotte's Home
Tuesday Apr 16, 1940 - Frötuna, Sweden


Harald V-Moving to Drottningholm
Friday Apr 26, 1940 - Drottningholm, Stockholm, Sweden


World War II-The Norway Debate
Tuesday May 7, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Winston Churchill-Norway Debate
Tuesday May 7, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Winston Churchill-Churchill had won the doubters over and his successor as party leader was a formality
Thursday May 9, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Adolf Hitler-Germany attacked France
Friday May 10, 1940 - France


World War II-Neville Chamberlain resignation
Friday May 10, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


World War II-Churchill in the office
Friday May 10, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-The Germans attacked
May, 1940 - Germany


World War II-Fall of France
Friday May 10, 1940 - France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg


The Holocaust-Alexander von Falkenhausen enacted anti-Jewish measures
May, 1940 - Germany


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle activated his new division
Sunday May 12, 1940 - France


Winston Churchill-"blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech
Monday May 13, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Edward VIII-Germany invaded the north of France
May, 1940 - France


Audrey Hepburn-"Edda van Heemstra"
1940 - Netherlands


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was given command of the 4th Armoured Division
Wednesday May 15, 1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-The Germans broke through at Sedan
Wednesday May 15, 1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was reinforced by two fresh regiments
Saturday May 18, 1940 - France


World War II-Germany invaded Greece
May, 1940 - Greece


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attacked again and his forces were once again devastated
Sunday May 19, 1940 - Montcornet, France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle delayed his retreat
Monday May 20, 1940 - Montcornet, France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle gave a talk on French radio
Tuesday May 21, 1940 - Montcornet, France


Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth lived at Royal Lodge
May, 1940 - Windsor, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was promoted to the rank of temporary
Thursday May 23, 1940 - France


Joseph Goebbels-Goebbels used Polish officers accident "Katyn massacre"
May, 1940 - Katyn, Russia (Then U.S.S.R.)


Winston Churchill-British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk
May, 1940 - Dunkirk, France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead south of the Somme at Abbeville
May, 1940 - Abbeville, France


Winston Churchill-Churchill ordered the formation of both the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Commandos
Jun, 1940 - England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle's rank of brigadier-general
Saturday Jun 1, 1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle sent a memo to Weygand
Sunday Jun 2, 1940 - Paris, France


Winston Churchill-Operation Dynamo
Tuesday Jun 4, 1940 - Dunkirk, France


Samuel Little -Little Birth
Friday Jun 7, 1940 - Reynolds, Georgia, U.S.


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle suggested fighting on
Saturday Jun 8, 1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle flew to London and met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Sunday Jun 9, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Adolf Hitler-Italy join forces with Hitler
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - Italy


Marcus Garvey-Death
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Benito Mussolini-Italy declared war on Britain and France
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - Italy


World War II-Battle of Alps
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - Italian-French Boarders


World War II-Siege of Malta
Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - Malta


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle offered General Hunziger as Commander-in-Chief
Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attended the meeting of the Anglo-French Supreme War Council at the Chateau
Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - France


Winston Churchill-Western Desert campaign
Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - Egypt and Libya


The Holocaust-Norway was completely occupied
Jun, 1940 - Norway


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attended another Anglo-French
Thursday Jun 13, 1940 - France


Francisco Franco-Occupied Tangier
Friday Jun 14, 1940 - Tangier, Morocco


Eiffel Tower-The tower was closed to the public during the occupation and the lifts were not repaired
Jun, 1940 - Paris, France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle arrived at Bordeaux
Friday Jun 14, 1940 - Bordeaux, France


World War II-Surrender of Paris
Friday Jun 14, 1940 - Paris, France


Charles de Gaulle-Reynaud had resigned as prime minister
Jun, 1940 - Bordeaux, France


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle talked about Jean Monnet's mooted Anglo-French political union
Sunday Jun 16, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle escaped to London
Monday Jun 17, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-British Cabinet was reluctant to agree to de Gaulle giving a radio address
Tuesday Jun 18, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle's Appeal to continue to resist the occupation of France
Tuesday Jun 18, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom


Francisco Franco-Wanted to enter the war
Wednesday Jun 19, 1940 - Cameroon


Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle denied the legitimacy of the government at Bordeaux
Wednesday Jun 19, 1940 - London


Salvador Dali-Able to Escape
Thursday Jun 20, 1940 - U.S.


W. E. B. Du Bois-Dusk of Dawn
1940 - U.S.


Richard Nixon-Marriage
Jun, 1940 - Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California, U.S.


Charles de Gaulle-Armistice was signed
Friday Jun 21, 1940 - Compiègne, France


Adolf Hitler-France armistice
Saturday Jun 22, 1940 - Compiègne, France