Thailand Declares War on US and UK, January 25, 1942
Date: January 25, 1942
Date: January 25, 1942
Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. Date: July 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Midget Submarine Attacks on Sydney, Australia, May 31, 1942First…
World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession. Date: March 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Dutch East Indies Surrenders to Japan, World War II March 9, 1942WWII Japanese…
World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) Date: January 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942German V-2 Rocket Reaches Record 85 km Altitude, October 3, 1942World…
In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people. Date: November 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocos Islands Mutiny: Ceylon Garrison Artillery Rebels, Executions, May 8, 1942World War…
World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Date: May 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Malaya:…
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 1942Hitler Orders V-2 Rocket Development as Weapon, December 22, 1942World War…