Date: August 24, 1942
World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. Date: November 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Kills…
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 1942Japanese Invade Ambon,…
World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes. Date: March 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day…
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. Date: September 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1942World War II Battle of Bataan Ends, Bataan Death March…