Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II. Date: May 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag. Date: May 30, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men. Date: May 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency". Date: May 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen. Date: May 24, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…
World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete. Date: May 23, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
During the Anglo-Iraqi War, British troops take Fallujah. Date: May 22, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete. Date: May 20, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
First flight of the Gloster E.28/39, the first British and Allied jet aircraft. Date: May 15, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. Date: May 12, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)