Disney's animated feature 'Fantasia' was released to movie theaters in the US.
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American US Army brigadier general.
Charlie Chaplin's satirical movie 'The Great Dictator' was released in the US.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
17,000-year-old cave art was discovered in France.
Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
The Blitz began.
Adolf Hitler made plans to invade Britain starting on September 21, 1940.
Exiled Soviet leader Leon Trotsky was assassinated with an ice axe in Mexico City.
Billboard magazine started ranking sales of recorded songs.
Adolf Hitler offered peace to Great Britain if they would surrender and allow Germany to dominate the country.
Adolf Hitler planned to invade Britain under the guise name 'Operation Sealion.'
Nazi forces moved on Britain for the first time after attacking shipping containers in the English Channel.