Battle of Midway Begins: Japanese Strike on Midway Island June 4, 1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chลซichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Date: June 4, 1942
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