Date: February 24, 1942
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Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1,549 Chinese miners dead. Date: April 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942War Relocation Authority Established to Detain Japanese Americans, March 18, 1942World War II Dieppe Raid:…
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Queen Wilhelmina Addresses U.S. Congress, First Reigning Queen August 6,…
World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes. Date: March 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day…
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…
Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More…
The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-TotenkopfverbΓ€nde, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. Date: June 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from…