Smith Mine #3 Explosion Kills 74 in Bearcreek, Montana, February 27, 1943

The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. Date: June 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Holocaust: Brzeżany Ghetto Liquidation and Mass Shooting June 12, 1943Katyń Massacre Discovery Sparks…

World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. Date: July 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943RAF Launches…

Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. Date: March 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943…

Operation Chastise is undertaken by RAF Bomber Command with specially equipped Avro Lancasters to destroy the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley. Date: May 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island. Date: April 18, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Mousiotitsa Massacre: 136…