Date: May 8, 1942
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 1942Doolittle Raid Bombs Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya – April 18, 1942World War…
World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Würzburg installation. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II:…
World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea. Date: January 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Floatplane Bombs Oregon in World War II, September…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack. Date: August 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces. Date: September 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942French POW…
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Date: October 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Stalingrad Begins…