Date: January 30, 1942
World War II: The Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru. Date: August 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Royal Navy Defeats…
In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. Date: November 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942U.S. Marines Raid Japanese-Held Makin Island, August 17, 1942Voice of America Begins…
Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. Date: August 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Java…
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project. Date: August 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. Date: May 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in Dutch East Indies, March 5, 1942Wannsee Conference…
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. Date: June 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Grumman…