SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
7 May 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.
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The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
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UK Parliament
Government Of India (Adaptation Of Acts Of Parliament) (Amendment) Order, 1940 (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-05-07: "Government Of India (Adaptation Of Acts Of Parliament) (Amendment) Order, 1940." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
War Charities Bill. [H.L.] (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-05-07: "War Charities Bill. [H.L.]." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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