Date: March 5, 1942
World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier ShΕhΕ; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. Date: May 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia…
The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Benxihu Colliery Accident…
World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force. Date: October 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 11 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Battle of Gazala Begins in Libya, May…
World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya. Date: May 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mao Zedong Launches Yan’an Rectification Movement Speech, February 1, 1942Turkey Passes VarlΔ±k Vergisi Capital…
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board. Date: January 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Majdan-Tatarski Ghetto Established in German-Occupied Poland, April 19, 1942Holocaust: Nazi…
World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a WΓΌrzburg installation. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mao Zedong Launches…