FDR Delivers Four Freedoms Speech in State of the Union, January 6, 1941

World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences. Date: December 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Belfast Blitz: Luftwaffe Bombs Kill 1,000 in World War II,…

Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engage in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews. Date: January 21, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)…

World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya. Date: April 14, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941USSR-Japan Neutrality Pact Signed April 13, 1941Yugoslavia Joins Axis Powers via Tripartite Pact, March 25,…

World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. Date: May 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)…

World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships. Date: April 16, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse Sunk Near Malaya, December 10,…

World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII. Date: October 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day…