Babi Yar Massacre Begins: German Forces and Ukrainian Collaborators, September 29, 1941

World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.) Date: December 8, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day…

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidates the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and names Lavrentiy Beria its chief. Date: July 20, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Yugoslavia Joins…

World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat. Date: October 17, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Battle of Crete Ends with German Capitulation,…

World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. Date: October 8, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War…

Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead. Date: January 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…

Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record. Date: July 16, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: German Paratroopers Begin Mass…