Nikola Vaptsarov Executed by Firing Squad July 23, 1942

World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return". Date: March 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942…

Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies. Date: May 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942RMS Queen Mary Rams HMS Curacoa, 300+ Killed, October 2, 1942Battle of Bataan…

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. Date: February 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: U-69 Sinks SS Caribou Near Newfoundland, October…

The Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from Drancy internment camp to German extermination camps. Date: March 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Doolittle Raid Bombs Tokyo,…

World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. Date: May 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: German Occupation…

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 Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Date: July 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942…