Historical Events for February 1940
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1st - Russia begins new offensive against Finland
2nd - Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)
5th - Gen Winckelman replaces Gen Reijnders as Dutch supreme commander
5th - Glenn Miller & his Orchestra record "Tuxedo Junction"
7th - British railroads nationalized
7th - Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (NYC)
8th - Lewis & Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in NYC
8th - Lodtz, 1st large ghetto established by Nazis in Poland
9th - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
10th - "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1
10th - Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM
10th - US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer
10th - US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner
13th - Bradman scores 209* in 161 minutes for South Aust at the WACA
14th - British merchant vessel fleet is armed
16th - British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway
17th - Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia
17th - British destroyers board German Altmark off Norway
20th - Larry Clinton & his Orchestra record "Limehouse Blues"
22nd - Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island
22nd - German air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578
23rd - Russian troops conquer Lasi Island
23rd - Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released
24th - Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"
25th - 1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians)
26th - US Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, NY
27th - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14
28th - 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)
28th - Richard Wright's "Native Son" published
28th - US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%))
29th - 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)
29th - Frederic from G & S "Pirates of Penzance" finally released by pirate
29th - "Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars
29th - Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st black woman to win an Oscar
29th - Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations
