World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews. Date: April 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island. Date: April 18, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19. Date: April 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth. Date: April 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 13 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the KatyΕ Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility. Date: April 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…
The National Football League makes helmets mandatory. Date: April 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
Ioannis Rallis becomes collaborationist Prime Minister of Greece during the Axis Occupation. Date: April 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today)
The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches. Date: April 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1943 π On…
World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory 1 kilometre (0.62Β mi) from the residential area hit. Date: April 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia…
World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. Date: March 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day…