Date: August 25, 1942
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. Date: August 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Queen Wilhelmina Addresses U.S. Congress, First Reigning Queen August 6, 1942Battle of Stalingrad:…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
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…
Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. Date: January 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Dov Lopatyn Leads Lakhva Ghetto Uprising, World War II, September 3,…
Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent. Date: October 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Thai Phayap Army Invades Shan States in Burma Campaign, May 10, 1942Wannsee Conference Discusses Final…
World War II: Attack on Aruba, first World War II German shots fired on a land based object in the Americas. Date: February 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942German V-2 Rocket Reaches…