Franco-Thai War: Vichy French Defeat Royal Thai Navy, January 17, 1941

World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army. Date: December 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Burning of Riga Synagogues in World…

World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. Date: May 10, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Hull Note Delivered…

The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. Date: February 4, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Kragujevac Massacre in German-Occupied Serbia, World War II, October 20, 1941Battle of Hong Kong…

American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography. Date: November 1, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men. Date: May 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Speech in State of…