Date: December 17, 1944
World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties. Date: January 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅…
Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes, leveling 30 blocks and killing 130 people. Date: October 20, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: German Army Occupies…
Under the state of emergency law, the Finnish Parliament elects Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as the President of Finland to replace the resigned Risto Ryti. Date: August 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The 872-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted. Date: January 27, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944German Troops Massacre 335 Italian Civilians in Rome, March 24, 1944SS Hitlerjugend Massacre Canadian POWs…
World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren. Date: November 1, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Mogaung Liberated by British Chindits and Chinese Forces, June 27, 1944US Takes Eniwetok Atoll…
World War II: Japan's center force is temporarily repulsed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Date: October 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II Battle of Arracourt Begins September 18, 1944Allied…