Date: January 2, 1942
World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea. Date: January 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Fall of Singapore: British Surrender, 80,000 POWs, February 15,…
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Date: May 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Air Raid on Broome, Western…
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. Date: May 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust in Ukraine: SS Executes 588 Jews in Zinkiv, May…
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner. Date: June 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Naval Troops Invade Tulagi Island, Battle of Coral…
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. Date: September 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation. Date: July 25, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Matanikau Offensive Begins, American Victory, November 1, 1942World War II: U.S….