22 Oct 1939
- American freighters Endicott and West Gambo were detained by France; portions of their cargo were deemed contraband and confiscated. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Gallup revealed the results of an American public opinion poll, revealing that while 95% of the US population was against participating in the war, 62% agreed that the US should aid the Allies in other ways, largely by means of supplying weapons, steel, and the likes. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Joseph Goebbels publicly accused Winston Churchill of ordering the passenger liner Athenia attacked so that he could blame Germany and persuade the United States to join the Allies. ww2dbase [Joseph Goebbels | CPC]
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