Date: May 7, 1942
World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. Date: January 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France…
World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright. Date: November 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force. Date: October 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Kills 492 in Boston, November 28,…
World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia. Date: May 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates National War Labor Board, January…
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in Finland for a surprise visit to meet Mannerheim. Date: June 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…