Date: February 27, 1942
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Sarny Massacre Begins: German and Ukrainian Perpetrators, August 27, 1942US…
USS Essex, first aircraft carrier of a 24-ship class, is commissioned. Date: December 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocos Islands Mutiny: Ceylon Garrison Artillery Rebellion May 8, 1942Nazi Germany Begins Deportation of…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. Date: September 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city. Date: March 29, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Aeroflot…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Withdrawal at Milne Bay September 5, 1942Battle of…
The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. Date: December 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Allied Forces Halt Final Axis Advance into Egypt, July…