Date: February 1, 1942
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Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942WWII: Terboven Appoints Quisling Minister President in Norway, February 1, 1942Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye…
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 Shลhล; 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 Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. Date: July 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Bomb Calcutta, India During World War II December…
World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question". Date: January 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day…
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. Date: June 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Majdan-Tatarski Ghetto Established in German-Occupied Poland, April 19, 1942Voice of…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMSย Cornwall and HMSย Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island. Date: April 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5…