Nazi Germany Begins Deportation of 100,000 Dutch Jews to Camps July 15, 1942
Date: July 15, 1942
Date: July 15, 1942
World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya. Date: May 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Queen Wilhelmina Addresses U.S. Congress, First Reigning Queen August 6, 1942Roosevelt Signs Executive Order…
Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead. Date: March 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Voice of America Begins…
World War II: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Kรถnigstein Fortress. Date: April 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Stalin Issues Order No. 227 to Stop…
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SSย Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses. Date: August 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Queen…
The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies. Date: March 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Captured…
World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. Date: July 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1942 ๐ On…