Norwegian Manifesto Calls for Nonviolent Resistance to German Occupation, July 25, 1942

Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. Date: January 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: First U.S. Forces Arrive in Northern Ireland, January…

World War II: The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI. Date: April 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Warplanes Attack Darwin, Australia, Killing 243,…

World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa. Date: November 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Sarny Massacre Begins:…

World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months. Date: November 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese…

World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Würzburg installation. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard…