26 May 1940 Posted on May 25, 2014 by Staff The Battle of Dunkirk takes place. The Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France. Famous Words of Inspiration..."There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord." Thomas Paine — Click here for more from Thomas Paine Related posts: 26 May 1940 3 July 1940 15 September 1940 3 June 1940 18 June 1940 19 August 1940 24 December 1974