World War II: Due to setbacks in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" id="mw6w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Britain">Battle of Britain</a> and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea_Lion" id="mw7A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Sea Lion">Operation Sea Lion</a>.