June 26th, 1939 (MONDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: Engineers at Power Jets, the company set up by Frank Whittle to develop jet engines for aircraft, manage to run up an engine (the WU model 3) to 16,000 rpm, at which rate it can generate a useful operating thrust sufficient to power a small aircraft. (111)
FRANCE: The poet Ford Madox Ford dies in Deauville.
FAR EAST: The Kingdom of Siam changes its name to Thailand.
U.S.A.: Roosevelt">Roosevelt limits investigations of espionage, counter-espionage and sabotage to be handled by only the FBI or the intelligence arms of the army and navy. More...
