Date: November 29, 1943
World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on…
The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest. Date: February 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Hitler Orders Deportation of Danish Jews, September…
Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece. Date: February 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Terebovlia Holocaust: 1,100 Jews March to Death, April 7, 1943Roosevelt and Churchill Conclude…
In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths in the five-day Zoot Suit Riots. Date: June 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943German Troops Occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija,…
World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany. Date: February 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II Kalavryta…
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…