Date: February 22, 1942
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Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. Date: January 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Sarny Massacre Begins: German and Ukrainian Perpetrators, August 27, 1942Greek People’s…
World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later. Date: May 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Enrico Fermi Leads First…
The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to BeΕΕΌec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day. Date: August 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 26 π Events…
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Shostakovichβs 7th Symphony…
World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign. Date: September 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 10 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Germany Invades Vichy…
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. Date: August 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 6 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture of Kuala Lumpur…