Australia’s Statute of Westminster Adoption Act Receives Royal Assent October 9, 1942
Date: October 9, 1942
Date: October 9, 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 โ ๐ Other events on June 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Thai Phayap…
World War II: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Kรถnigstein Fortress. Date: April 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Grossaktion Warsaw Begins: Deportation of Jews from…
Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: First Lvov Ghetto Jews Gassed at Belzec, March 17, 1942World War II…
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. Date: August 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Germany Invades Vichy France in…
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner. Date: June 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre Laval Becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France, April…
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Date: May 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Allied Forces Halt Final Axis Advance into Egypt, July…