At sea
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29 July 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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Entries
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At sea
Presidential yacht Potomac (AG-25), with President Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy Knox and House Naval Affairs Committee chairman Carl Vinson embarked, reaches Norfolk Navy Yard, accompanied by auxiliary Cuyahoga (AG-26).
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Pell) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
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Diplomatic record
The Minister in Finland (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
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