Date: July 16, 1942
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore. Date: February 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture of Rangoon, Burma During World War II – March 8,…
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner. Date: June 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Operation Biting Raid on Bruneval Radar…
World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return". Date: March 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942…
World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. Date: May 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia…
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Majdan-Tatarski Ghetto Established…
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Date: May 6, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942WWII Japanese Air Attack on Colombo, Ceylon, April 5,…