Doolittle Raid Bombs Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya – April 18, 1942
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
Date: April 18, 1942
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