Battle of the Bismarck Sea: Allied Aircraft Defeat Japanese Troop Shipment, March 2, 1943

World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). Date: July 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Begins January 18, 1943World War II: Allies…

Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University. Date: October 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: Axis Forces Crush Athens Protest, Kill 22, July…

World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces. Date: November 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Sobibor Prisoners Assassinate SS Officers and Break Out, October 14, 1943World War II Tunisia…

World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the residential area hit. Date: April 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia…

World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives. Date: July 4, 1943 Read…