Date: July 18, 1942
The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Date: June 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 26 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture of Rangoon, Burma During World War II – March 8, 1942Battle of the Coral Sea:…
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt. Date: July 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Orders MacArthur Out of Philippines as Japan Advances, February 22, 1942Japan…
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 β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1942 π On…
World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins. Date: April 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Thailand Declares War on U.S. and U.K. – January 25, 1942Battle…
World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. Date: June 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Roosevelt Creates…
Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the VΓ©lodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Date: July 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1942…