Battle of Rabaul Begins Japanese Invasion of New Guinea, January 23, 1942

World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia. Date: May 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3…

World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins on Guadalcanal. Date: October 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Attack on Aruba, First German Shots in Americas — February 16,…

World War II: Attack on Aruba, first World War II German shots fired on a land based object in the Americas. Date: February 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre Laval Becomes Prime…

Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. Date: March 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942French Resistance Coup in…

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 1942Japanese…

Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. 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 1942World War II Operation Biting Raid on Bruneval Radar Station, February…