Pledge of Allegiance Formally Adopted by U.S. Congress, June 22, 1942
Date: June 22, 1942
Date: June 22, 1942
World War II: U.S. Navy conducts MarshallsβGilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of…
World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins. Date: April 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Battle of Coral Sea Begins at Tulagi, May…
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 1942MacArthurβs βI Shall Returnβ Speech at…
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt. Date: July 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Osvald Group Launches First Anti-Nazi Resistance in Norway, February 2, 1942Japanese Capture…
Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the VΓ©lodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Date: July 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1942…
World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question". Date: January 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 20 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day…