World War II Doolittle Raid Bombs Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya – April 18, 1942

World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Date: September 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942War Relocation…

Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: Nazi Germany and…

World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. Date: January 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Rangoon, Burma in World…

World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends three days later with an American victory. Date: November 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Fall of Singapore: British Surrender, 80,000…

World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board. Date: January 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of the Coral Sea: USS Aircraft Sink Shōhō, May…

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore. Date: February 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Anne Frank Family Hides in…