U.S. Begins Civilian Gasoline Rationing, July 22, 1942
Date: July 22, 1942
Date: July 22, 1942
World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. Date: October 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on…
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins. Date: April 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942American Airlines Flight 28 Collision Kills 12 Near Palm Springs, October…
World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States. Date: January 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Assault on Bataan Peninsula Begins April 3, 1942Germany Invades…
The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Date: March 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup: Vichy France Arrests 13,152 Jews, July 16, 1942Declaration…
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Stalingrad…