Date: February 1, 1942
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture of Rangoon,…
The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Date: June 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Phoenix Riot Involving Infantrymen, Military Police, and Police, November 26, 1942Battle of Coral Sea Ends, USS Lexington…
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. Date:…
The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Date: March 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942British Bomber Raid on Cologne, Germany May 30, 1942Casablanca Premieres in…
Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement. Date: February 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Second…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. Date: February 11, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Dutch East Indies Surrenders to Japan, World War II, March…