At sea
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7 October 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.
6 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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At sea
Admiral James O. Richardson arrives in Washington for conferences with the President and Navy and State Department officials concerning the retention of the U.S. Fleet in Hawaiian waters as a deterrent to Japan.
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The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Japanese Embassy to the Department of State
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
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