RockstarBe Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 1930 - While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh confirms the existence of Pluto, a celestial body considered a planet until redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006. 1 1
Inactive Member rMks Posted July 20, 2022 Inactive Member Posted July 20, 2022 1940 The Battle of Dunkirk was a huge military loss for the Allies However, the evacuation, or "Miracle of Dunkirk" was a success Great Britain begins food rationing during World War II. Selective Training and Service Act signed into law as first peacetime military draft in United States history Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the election and becomes the United States' first third-term president. Nylon Stockings go on sale Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award The first Captain America comic book was published The battle of Britain begins on July 10 with the German Luftwaffe attempting gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister 2
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