Battle of Pasir Panjang and Fall of Singapore February 14, 1942

World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return". Date: March 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942…

World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. Date: June 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Orders…

Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated". Date: September 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Auschwitz Escape by Kazimierz Piechowski and Three Others, June 20,…

World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. Date: May 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942USS Grouper Torpedoes Lisbon Maru with British POWs, October 1, 1942World…

Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent. Date: October 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Creates National War Labor Board January 12, 1942Battle of Santa Cruz Islands: U.S. Carrier…

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 1942Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066, Japanese American Internment Begins February 19,…