| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 01 1940 | The First Superhighway In US, Pennsylvania Turnpike Opens |
| October 04 1940 | Hitler And Mussolini Are At Brenner Pass |
| October 07 1940 | McCollum Proposes US Entry Into WWII |
| October 09 1940 | St. Paul's, London, Bombed By Germans |
| October 14 1940 | Balham Underground Station Disaster Occurs In London |
| October 15 1940 | Franco Has President Of Catalonia Executed |
| October 16 1940 | The Warsaw Ghetto Is Established |
| October 21 1940 | Hemingway's For Whom The Bell Tolls Is Published |
| October 25 1940 | Davis Named First African American General |
| October 26 1940 | The P-51 Mustang Makes Its Maiden Flight |
| October 28 1940 | Greece Rejects Italy Ultimatium, Italy Invades Greece |
| October 31 1940 | United Kingdom Prevents Possible German Invasion |