Date: August 26, 1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island. Date: April 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5…
World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession. Date: March 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942USS Grouper Torpedoes Lisbon Maru with British POWs, October 1, 1942Boeing B-29 Superfortress…
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Air Raid on Darwin…
An Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-20 crashes near Tashkent, killing all 36 people on board. Date: December 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942American Airlines Flight 28 Collision Kills 12 Near Palm Springs, October 23,…
World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins on Guadalcanal. Date: October 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Invade Ambon, Allied POWs Killed – January 30, 1942Japanese Invasion of Tulagi Sparks…
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Date: May 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…