Date: April 18, 1943
World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures a beachhead, leading that night to a naval clash at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. Date: November 1, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: February 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech. Date: February 18, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Holocaust in Italy: Roman Ghetto Raid, October 16, 1943Battle of Kursk: German Offensive Begins in World…
World War II: The United States Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt. Date: October 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943German Troops Occupy…
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 → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this…
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…