Japanese Assault on Bataan Peninsula Begins – April 3, 1942

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. Date: September 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: U.S. Tanker SS Virginia Torpedoed by U-507, May 12, 1942Battle of the Java Sea:…

World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. Date: March 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich Fatally…

World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins. Date: January 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Alaska Highway Connects Alaska to North American Railway Network, October 28, 1942World War II: Allied Defeat…

World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) Date: January 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942War Relocation Authority Established to Detain Japanese Americans, March 18, 1942World…

World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13, 1942Battle…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Voice of America…