World War II: Japanese Midget Submarine Attacks on Sydney, Australia, May 31, 1942
Date: May 31, 1942
Date: May 31, 1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. Date: June 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle…
Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Battle of Bataan Ends, Bataan Death March Begins April 9,…
World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. Date: March 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Orders MacArthur Out of…
The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies. Date: March 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942U.S….
World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia. Date: May 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3…
World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Los Angeles False Alarm Anti-Aircraft Barrage February…