Fall of Singapore: British Surrender, 80,000 POWs, February 15, 1942
Date: February 15, 1942
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Date: February 15, 1942
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World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. Date: January 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Anne Frank Receives Diary for 13th Birthday, June 12, 1942World War II…
Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More…
Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Wannsee Conference Discusses Final Solution, January 20, 1942Japan Begins Aleutian Islands…
World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. Date: January 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942British Force Disables Saint-Nazaire Lock to…
World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom. Date: January 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942U.S. Begins…
The Holocaust in Ukraine: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported. Date: May 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1942 π …