Date: August 29, 1943
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World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…
World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor. Date: February 10, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. Date: March 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943British Destroyers Sink Italian Submarine…
The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth. Date: April 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Operation Vengeance: Admiral Yamamoto Killed Over Bougainville Island,…
World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, begins. It ends on 6 March with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion and the liberation of the town of Grevena. Date: March 4, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives. Date: July 4, 1943 Read…