World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties. Date: January 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅…
The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Date: January 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. Date: January 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: US flying ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Date: January 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)