in the Ofotfjord. At Bergen, German cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skua dive bombers, flying from RNAS Hatston in Orkney. April 12 The Faroe Islands are occupied by British troops, following the German invasion of Denmark. This action is taken to avert a possible German occupation of the islands, with serious consequences for the course of the Battle of the Atlantic. Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940. April 13 WWII: Second Naval Battle of Narvik: The British Royal Navy causes all 8 defending German destroyers in the Ofotfjord to be sunk. The New York Rangers win the 1940 Stanley Cup Finals in ice hockey. It will be another 54 years before their next win in 1994. April 14 – Norwegian Campaign: The first British ground forces land in Norway, at Namsos and Harstad. April 16 – In American baseball, the Cleveland Indians, behind Bob Feller's Opening Day no-hitter, defeat the Chicago White Sox, 1–0. April 23 – The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, United States, kills 198 people. April 27 – Mandatory Palestine and Lebanon play an association football friendly; it is Lebanon's first official match, and Mandatory Palestine's last before they become Israel in 1948. May May 10 – WWII: The Battle of France begins. German forces invade the Low Countries. The Battle of the Netherlands begins. The Battle of Belgium begins. The Invasion of Luxembourg begins. The British invasion of Iceland begins. With the resignation of Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. May 13 – WWII: Winston Churchill, in his first address as Prime Minister, tells the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears and sweat." German armies open a wide breach in the Maginot Line at Sedan, France. May 13–14 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her government are evacuated to London, using the British destroyer . May 14 – WWII: Rotterdam is subjected to savage terror bombing by the Luftwaffe; 980 are killed, and 20,000 buildings destroyed. General Henri Winkelman announces the surrender of the Dutch army (outside Zeeland) to German forces. Recruitment begins in Britain for a home defence force: the Local