1 May 1940 May 1, 2015 Author: Staff The 1940 Summer Olympics planned for Tokyo are cancelled due to war. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 22 April 1906 22 April 1906 19 July 1952 18 July 1976 3 July 1940 15 September 1940 3 June 1940 18 June 1940 19 August 1940 26 May 1940 Categories: History Tags: 1 May, 1940