Alaska Highway Connects Alaska to North American Railway Network, October 28, 1942
The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.
Date: October 28, 1942
π Other events on October 28
Similar Posts
War Relocation Authority Established to Detain Japanese Americans, March 18, 1942
The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. Date: March 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: First Battle of El Alamein Begins…
Stalin Issues Order No. 227 to Stop Retreats, July 28, 1942
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. Date:…
Hitler Orders V-2 Rocket Development as Weapon, December 22, 1942
World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. Date: December 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 22 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust in Ukraine: SS Executes 588 Jews in Zinkiv,…
Battle of Pasir Panjang and Fall of Singapore February 14, 1942
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore. Date: February 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Midway Ends in American Victory, June 7, 1942MV Struma Torpedoed,…
TWA Flight 3 Crash Kills Carole Lombard, 22 Aboard – January 16, 1942
Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. Date: January 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Declaration by United Nations Signed by 26 Nations January 1, 1942World…
Battle of Midway Begins: Japanese Strike on Midway Island June 4, 1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral ChΕ«ichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Date: June 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 4 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
