Mexico Enters World War II on Allied Side, May 22, 1942

World War II: The German submarine U-69 (1940) sinks the Canadian passenger ferry SS Caribou approximately 20 nautical miles southwest of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Date: October 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi. Date: August 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942…

World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins. Date: April 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Australian Federal Government Becomes Sole Income Tax Collector, July 1, 1942Battle…

World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers. Date: November 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events…

World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal campaign ends. Date: December 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Second Battle of El Alamein Begins, World War II, October 23, 1942Japanese Indian Ocean Raid…