Date: September 27, 1942
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner. Date: June 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Milne Bay Begins: Japanese Assault Allied Airfields,…
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. Date: August 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Phoenix Riot Involving Infantrymen, Military…
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. Date: May 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Casablanca Premieres in New York City, November 26, 1942Australian Federal…
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: start of the First Battle of El Alamein. Date: July 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942MacArthur’s “I Shall Return” Speech at Terowie, South Australia March 20, 1942Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye…
In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. Date: November 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Battle of Bukit Timah in Singapore, February 11, 1942Dutch…