Date: December 8, 1943
World War II: At the battle of Makin the USS Liscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men. Date: November 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943British Destroyers Sink Italian Submarine…
World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign. Date: September 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Tokyo…
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily. Date: July 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Bosnia and Herzegovina Statehood Re-established at Anti-Fascist Council, November 25, 1943Rudolf von…
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 1943British Eighth Army Captures Tripoli in…
The SS Dorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive. Date: February 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943German Troops Occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija, Ending Italian Rule, September…
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany. Date: October 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Athens WWII Protest Against Forced Labor Rumors, February 24, 1943Friedrich…