WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1939
Find out what all happened May to November 1939

The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is exhibited to the world. (1. November 1939)

World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia. (14. September 1939)

General Władysław Sikorski becomes commander-in-chief of the Polish Government in exile. (30. September 1939)

World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies. (3. September 1939)

Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization called the Iron Guard. (21. September 1939)

The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power. (25. August 1939)

The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.[citation needed ] (13. May 1939)

Joint victory parade of Wehrmacht and Red Army in Brest-Litovsk at the end of the Invasion of Poland. (22. September 1939)

World War II: A German U-boat U 29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. (17. September 1939)

Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government. (9. September 1939)

Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic. (17. November 1939)

The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight. (23. October 1939)

World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland. (9. September 1939)

NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34-7. (30. September 1939)

The Nazi propaganda broadcaster known as Lord Haw-Haw begins transmitting. (18. September 1939)

Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. (8. November 1939)

World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland. (8. October 1939)

Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considered himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball. (4. July 1939)

General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army. (1. September 1939)

World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss. (10. September 1939)