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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1936 | - 5 May 1936—5 May 1936: First flight of a Spitfire
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| 2 | 1938 | - 30 Oct 1938—30 Oct 1938: Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of HG Wells 'The War of the Worlds', causing panic in the USA
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| 3 | 1939 | - 3 Sep 1939—3 Sep 1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany
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| 4 | 1940 | - 15 Sep 1940—15 Sep 1940: Battle of Britain: massive waves of German air attacks decisively repulsed by the
RAF - Hitler postpones invasion of Britain
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| 5 | 1941 | - 1941—1941: First use of antibiotics
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| 6 | 1942 | - 6 Sep 1942—6 Sep 1942: Germans defeated at Stalingrad
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| 7 | 1944 | - 6 Jun 1944—6 Jun 1944: D-Day invasion of Normandy
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Abt 1935 - Abt 1944 (~ 8 years)
