Date: May 4, 1942
World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) 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 1942WWII US Navy L-8 Blimp Mystery Crash in Daly City, August…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore. Date: February 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Tobruk Falls to Axis Forces,…
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. Date: November 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Java Ends with Allied Surrender to Japan, March 12, 1942TWA…
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Wannsee Conference Discusses Final Solution to Jewish Question, January 20, 1942Japanese Assault on Bataan Peninsula Begins…
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. Date: July 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Rommel Promoted to Field Marshal…