Benxihu Colliery Accident Kills 1,549 Chinese Miners, April 26, 1942
Date: April 26, 1942
Date: April 26, 1942
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. 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 1942TWA Flight 3…
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarineΒ U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Hitler Issues Fuhrer Directive…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia. Date: May 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: First Lvov Ghetto Jews Gassed at Belzec, March…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle. Date: June 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 8 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Invasion of Christmas Island March…
World War II: In Athens, the Greek People's Liberation Army is established Date: February 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: U.S. Tanker SS Virginia Torpedoed by U-507, May 12, 1942Osvald…
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. Date: May 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 10 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Warplanes Attack Darwin, Australia, Killing 243, February 19, 1942World…