Date: December 2, 1942
The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands. Date: July 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle Assassinated François Darlan in Algiers, December…
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Coral Sea: USS Aircraft Sink Shōhō, May 7, 1942U.S. Begins Civilian Gasoline Rationing,…
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay. Date: September 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942American Airlines Flight 28 Collision Kills 12 Near Palm Springs,…
Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies. Date: May 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Himmler Orders Roma Deportation to Auschwitz, December 16, 1942Pierre Laval Becomes Prime Minister…
The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. Date: March 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Attack Tarakan, Borneo January 11,…