Date: October 26, 1942
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. Date: November 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
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 1942Declaration by United Nations Signed by 26 Nations January 1, 1942Stalin…
World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers. Date: November 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events…
World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. Date: July 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559. Date: October 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Casablanca Premieres in…
World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Date: September 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: First…