1940 - British soldiers beat nationalist members of a large crowd in Delhi, India for Indian independence.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, democratic freedom is depicted as the edge British soldiers have over German ones, and an old British woman discusses the resiliency of the people (narrated in 1943).
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Luftwaffe pilots are seen firing on a bus of British civilians before they are shot down by RAF planes (narrated in 1943).
1940 - Women dressed as cops arrest unmarried men in Aurora, Illinois and take them to jail as a joke.
1940 - Joe Louis and Chilean boxer Arturo Godoy meet at the weigh-in before their fight.
1940 - Chilean boxer Arturo Godoy gives a post-fight interview in English and Spanish with his face severely swollen, praising Joe Louis.
1940 - Finnish soldiers help with disaster relief after a huge snowstorm.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, RAF pilots who bailed out are rescued by boats, and Luftwaffe pilots are seen in a British prison camp (narrated in 1943).
1940 - Men begin fishing for trout in Bennett Springs, Missouri the moment that fishing season officially begins.
1940 - Hitler oversees a military parade which includes marching units, armored vehicles, and Luftwaffe planes in flight.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Hitler and Goering decide to have Luftwaffe planes attack London at night, and the planes are prepared for action (narrated in 1943).
USA - 1940 - The musical duo of Buck and Bubbles sings, dances and scats during a song about Harlem in a nightclub.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Luftwaffe planes are shot down over London, England.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, rescue squads and firemen are seen working in the rubble of London after a blitz, and civilians are visited in the wreckage by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (narrated by Walter Huston in 1943).
1940 - Propaganda posters in London, England advertise fascist Oswald Mosley's books and beliefs that Britain should look out for itself alone, and not go to war with Hitler over Czechoslovakia.
1940 - Planes of the RAF are seen fighting for Flanders, Belgium.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, British soldiers mourn losses at a graveyard and civilians get back to work in defense plants (narrated in 1943).
1940 - FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt attend a special service at St. John's in Washington DC to celebrate their seventh anniversary.
1940 - British troops withdraw from Nazi-invaded Norway, even as combat footage shows their naval victory in Narvik.
1940 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, the Nazis escalate terror on England and France, and Americans listen in horror to radio reports on the subject (narrated by Walter Huston in 1945).
1940 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, FDR speaks out against Nazi aggression in France and Hitler meets with General Huntziger to sign an armistice.
1940 - In this animated film, a worm teams up with a bee to save a bird from a fox.
1940 - Volunteers and prison laborers clean up the horrible damage done to Albany, Georgia after a hurricane.
1940 - In this animated film, a young bird sneaks out early to catch a worm who's too clever for him.
1940 - In this animated film, a fox traps a little bird who doesn't realize right away that the fox is a predator.
1940 - In this animated film, a ventriloquist performer and a gorilla check in at a stone age hotel.
1940 - American expatriate families wait at a harbor to depart by ship.
1940 - Women dressed as firefighters clean a fire engine and drive it out of the station in Aurora, Illinois.
1940 - Indian civilians who've been beaten by British soldiers are carried to ambulances.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Londoners are depicted with high morale as they go underground into air raid shelters and ration food (narrated by Walter Huston in 1943).
1940 - A robot butler cleans up the house, opens bottles and lights candles.
1940 - Benito Mussolini addresses a cheering crowd when France falls, and dying French women and children are seen in war-torn France.
1940 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, Assistant Secretary of State Berle explains the Tripartite Act, seen signed by leaders of Nazi Germany, fascist Italy and imperial Japan (narrated by Walter Huston in 1945).
1940 - In this animated film, Gabby runs into various mishaps with armor in a castle, thinking he is being attacked, then believing he has vanquished the foe.
1940 - In this animated film, firemen ride a dinosaur up to a stone age hotel and smash it down.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Luftwaffe planes bomb London at night, and civilians try to stay cheery in underground shelters as the city burns (narrated by Walter Huston in 1943).
USA - 1940 - African-American artists press drawings and paint murals.
1940 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, Germans living in South America are shown to be instructed to uphold Nazism (narrated by Walter Huston in 1945).
1940 - Running, pole vaulting, and hurdles are among the events at the Knights of Columbus indoor track meet.
USA - 1940 - African-American artists learn how to touch up photographs.
1940 - British soldiers surround and control a group of civilians protesting for independence in Delhi, India.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, British war plant workers put on helmets when an air raid siren goes off but continue working as the Luftwaffe flies nearer (narrated by Walter Huston in 1943).
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, British men and women are seen working in a defense plant (narrated by Walter Huston in 1943).
1940 - In this animated film, a paper boy shouts headlines outside a stone age hotel.
1940 - FDR disembarks from a ship in Pensacola, Florida after meeting with Latin American leaders to shore up defenses of the Panama Canal.
USA - 1940 - African-American music students sing in a choir.
1940 - Finnish General Mannerheim's daughter reads a message on his behalf, thanking allies.
1940 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Luftwaffe planes fire bomb London and the city's fire brigade tries to put out the burning buildings (narrated by Walter Huston in 1943).