Boeing B-29 Superfortress Maiden Flight, September 21, 1942

World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū—are sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also…

World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces. Date: July 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Midway Begins: Japanese Strike…

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 Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Date: July 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942…

The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska. Date: September 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190…

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces. Date: September 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…

World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrenders to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese complete their Dutch East Indies campaign. Date: March 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…