Date: September 13, 1944
First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287. Date: August 16, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: Marseille Liberated by Allied Forces, August 23, 1944US Takes Eniwetok…
World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion. Date: February 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day…
World War II: The USS Tang (SS-306) sank in the Formosa Strait after being struck by its own torpedo, with 78 of its crew lost. Date: October 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: The Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade. Date: October 20, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Fragheto Massacre: German 356th Infantry Kills Civilians and Partisans, April 7, 1944King Michael…
World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. Date: February 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Richard Sorge…
The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut. Date: July 6, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Operation Carpetbagger Begins: Arms…