Declaration by United Nations Signed by 26 Nations January 1, 1942
Date: January 1, 1942
Date: January 1, 1942
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history; Also known as the Duquesne Spy Ring. Date: January 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events…
World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) Date: January 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Java Ends with Allied Surrender to Japan, March 12,…
World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people. Date: March 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mao Zedong Speech Launches Yan’an Rectification Movement, February 1, 1942Japanese…
Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead. Date: March 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Java Ends…
World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government. 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 1942Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066, Japanese…
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…