Fall of Singapore: British Surrender, 80,000 POWs, February 15, 1942
Date: February 15, 1942
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Date: February 15, 1942
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The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations. Date: January 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates National War Labor Board, January 12, 1942MV Struma Torpedoed, 791 Romanian…
The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling. Date: February 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Stalingrad:…
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 β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Edson’s Ridge:…
The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished. Date: July 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Rangoon, Burma in World…
The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies. Date: March 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mexico…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia. Date: May 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Baedeker Blitz Hits Exeter, Bath, and…