Date: May 16, 1943
Yankee Clipper crashes while landing on the Tagus in Lisbon, killing 24. Date: February 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Joseph Stalin Disbands the Comintern May 22, 1943Operation Gomorrah Begins: Hamburg Bombed by…
World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days. Date: September 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 3 ๐ Events on this…
The Cavan Orphanage fire kills thirty-five girls and an elderly cook. Date: February 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: American Studios Allow War Information Movie Censorship, February 20, 1943RAF Launches…
World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF. Date: May 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Deutsche Opernhaus Destroyed in Berlin, World War II, November 23, 1943Sobibรณr Extermination Camp Closed…
World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Wลadysลaw Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives. Date: July 4, 1943 Read…
World War II: American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies. Date: February 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Republic of China Signs Sino-British and Sino-American…