March 28th 1940
In the news:
November 5th 1940
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Wendell Willkie, becoming the first American president to win a third term. Roosevelt broke the two-term precedent established by the country’s first president George Washington.
- A gallon of Gas: 11 cents.
- Issue of Life Magazine: 10 cents.
- Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
Nazi Germany begins the London blitzkrieg, also known as the Blitz, in September during World War II. German bombers would attack London, England for 57 consecutive days with consistent bombings during the day and night.
German troops overran Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France in six weeks starting in May 1940. France signed an armistice in late June 1940, leaving Great Britain as the only country fighting Nazi Germany.