World War II: Tarawa and Makin Fall to American Forces, November 23, 1943

World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Avro Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria. Date: June 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20…

World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Kursk Begins at Prokhorovka, July…

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U.S. Congress Date: May 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Tehran Conference: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Meet on War Strategy, November 28, 1943Battle of Rennell Island: USS…

World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka. Date: July 4, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia. Date: May 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Bethnal Green Tube Station Crush Kills 173 in…

Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. Date: January 11, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Fardykambos Begins, Greek Resistance vs. Italian Army, March 4, 1943503rd Parachute Infantry Captures…