Date: November 21, 1942
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Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead. Date: March 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese…
Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. Date: September 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 13 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This…
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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day…
Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. Date: March 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mao Zedong Launches Yan’an…
World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. Date: December 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 22 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Yugoslav Partisans Convene First Anti-Fascist Council Meeting, November 26,…