Battle of Santa Cruz Islands: U.S. Carrier Sunk, Japanese Damaged, October 26, 1942

World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines. Date: January 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust in Poland: Jews Ordered from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska,…

World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States. 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 1942American Airlines Flight 28 Collision Kills 12 Near Palm Springs,…

The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Date: March 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Battle of Gazala Begins in Libya, May 26,…

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: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria. Date: December 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Fall of Singapore: British Surrender, 80,000…

World War II: The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI. Date: April 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in World War II,…