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SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
26 January 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
5 of 6 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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At sea
United States-Japanese Trade Treaty of 1911 expires.
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Diplomatic record
The Panamanian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Garay) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Venezuela (Corrigan) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in the Dominican Republic (Hinkle) to the Secretary of State
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26 January in other years 1942194319441945
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