Date: August 9, 1942
World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic. Date: July 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day…
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. Date: August 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…
The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished. Date: July 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japan Begins Aleutian Islands Campaign Bombing…
The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25. 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 1942Hitler Issues Fuhrer…
World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung. Date: March 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…