Benxihu Colliery Accident Kills 1,549 Chinese Miners, April 26, 1942
Date: April 26, 1942
Date: April 26, 1942
In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain. Date: July 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II:…
Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. Date: August 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 8 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Allied Bombing of…
Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. Date: January 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust in Ukraine: SS Executes 588 Jews in Zinkiv, May 9,…
World War II: Allied forces commence the Second Battle of El Alamein, which proves to be the key turning point in the North African campaign. Date: October 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mannerheim Named Marshal…
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded. Date: November 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 22 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Forces Land…