Date: January 20, 1942
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Enrico Fermi Leads First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction, December 2,…
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 1942Japanese Submarines Shell Sydney and Newcastle, June 8, 1942Battle of Tassafaronga: Japanese Destroyers…
The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies. Date: March 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese…
The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. Date: December 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Quit India Movement Launched Against British Rule August 8,…
World War II: Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace. Date: February 20, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Yugoslav Partisans Convene First Anti-Fascist Council Meeting, November 26, 1942Battle of…
World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. Date: February 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅…