Battle of Rabaul Begins, Japan Invades New Guinea, January 23, 1942

World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. Date: April 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Task Force 16…

World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp. Date: April 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup: Vichy France…

The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Date: June 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Royal Navy Battles Regia Marina in Second Battle of Sirte, March 22, 1942Alaska Highway…

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: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack. Date: August 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 1942Japanese Warplanes Attack Darwin,…