Date: May 16, 1943
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily. Date: July 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 22 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Japanese Submarine Sinks AHS Centaur off Queensland, May 14, 1943Holocaust: BrzeΕΌany Ghetto…
Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece. Date: February 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943USS Harmon Commissioned, First U.S. Navy Ship Named for Black Person, August 31,…
World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States. Date: December 4, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno. Date: September 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 16 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Smith Mine #3 Explosion Kills 74…
World War II: In London, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station. Date: March 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 3 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World…
World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk. Date: August 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 23 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Wake Island POWs Executed by…