Today in World War II History—October 6, 1940 & 1945
Monday, October 6, 2025 by Sarah Sundin
British physicist Henry Thomas Tizard (center), head of the Tizard Mission, meeting with scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940 (Photo: MIT Museum)
85 Years Ago—Oct. 6, 1940: The Tizard Mission, a delegation of British scientists sent to the US to exchange technologies, demonstrates the cavity magnetron, essential for airborne radar.
80 Years Ago—Oct. 6, 1945: International Military Tribunal hands down indictments on 24 top Nazis at Nuremberg, Germany.
Tavern owner “Billy Goat” Sianis buys a seat for a goat at the World Series and is escorted out; he casts the so-called “goat curse” on the Chicago Cubs.
