Nikola Vaptsarov Executed by Firing Squad July 23, 1942
Date: July 23, 1942
Date: July 23, 1942
World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung. Date: March 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1942 π On…
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on LΓΌbeck. Date: April 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Task Force…
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 β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942FBI Convicts 33 in Duquesne…
World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins. Date: January 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942US Agrees to Send Lend-Lease Aid to Soviet Union, June 11, 1942Battle of Guadalcanal Begins: U.S….
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 β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Henry Ford Patents Soybean…
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island. Date: June 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Anne Frank Receives Diary for 13th Birthday, June 12, 1942Thailand Declares War…