Construction Begins on the Pentagon September 11, 1941

World War II: German troops enter Athens. Date: April 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Nazi Germany Invades Yugoslavia and Greece, Operation 25 and Marita – April 6, 1941Construction Begins on the Pentagon…

World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Date: December 25, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941German Paratroopers Begin Mass Executions of Greek Civilians in Missiria,…

Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. Date: January 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Franco-Thai War: Vichy French Defeat Royal Thai…

Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. Date: May 12, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Roosevelt Approves $1 Billion Lend-Lease Aid to Allies, October 30,…

World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them. Date: December 11, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen. Date: May 24, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…