Date: August 25, 1942
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River. Date: September 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France Deport…
World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Date: May 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942WWII: Fasson and…
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the Battle of Milne Bay. Date: August 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942US Agrees…
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck. Date: April 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942British Bomber Raid on Cologne,…
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses. Date: August 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle…
World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are killed after the surrender. One-quarter of the remaining POWs remain alive at the end of the war. Date: January 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events…