World War II Battle of Bataan Ends, Bataan Death March Begins April 9, 1942
Date: April 9, 1942
Date: April 9, 1942
The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling. Date: February 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Alaska Highway Connects…
Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: General…
World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. Date: May 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia…
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Date: May 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Osvald Group Launches First Anti-Nazi Resistance in Norway, February…
The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943). Date: November 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1942Japanese Naval Troops Invade Tulagi Island, Battle of Coral Sea,…