Date: April 5, 1942
A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude. Date: October 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Naval Troops Invade Tulagi Island, Battle of Coral Sea, May 3, 1942Sarny Massacre…
The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Date: March 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: U.S. Tanker SS Virginia Torpedoed by U-507, May…
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). Date: September 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Nikola Vaptsarov…
World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California. Date: February 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Royal Navy Battles Regia Marina in Second…
The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. Date: July 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942French POW General Henri Giraud Escapes Königstein Fortress -…
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. Date: November 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in World War II, March 5, 1942World War II:…