Battle for Henderson Field Begins on Guadalcanal, October 23, 1942

World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Edson’s Ridge Begins: U.S. Marines Defend Henderson Field, September 12,…

World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…

World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins. Date: January 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japan Begins Aleutian Islands Campaign Bombing Unalaska Island June 3, 1942Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066, Japanese…

Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire…

Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. Date: June 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Alaska Highway Completion Celebrated, November 21, 1942Hitler Issues Führer Directive No. 41 for Stalingrad Assault, April…