Date: December 17, 1943
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World War II: The British submarine HMSΒ Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans. Date: April 30, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms. Date: February 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This…
World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. Date: February 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of the Komandorski Islands Begins in Aleutians March 27, 1943AVNOJ Second Session Ends in…
World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins. Date: January 15, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Allied Victory at Guadalcanal Ends Battle of Guadalcanal, February 9, 1943Tito Proclaims Provisional Yugoslav Government in…
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) More events from 1943Warsaw Ghetto…
World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general WΕadysΕaw Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives. Date: July 4, 1943 Read…