Date: May 8, 1942
World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War…
World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins. Date: April 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Guadalcanal Battle of the Tenaru: American Victory, August 21, 1942Battle for…
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Australia’s Statute of…
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Wannsee Conference Discusses Final…
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. Date: August 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Attack on Aruba, First German Shots in Americas — February 16, 1942Japanese Capture…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged. Date: August 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On…