Date: August 19, 1942
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942First Female Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp March 26, 1942Royal Navy…
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed. Date: April 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Air Raid on Broome, Western Australia,…
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore. Date: February 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Army Begins Singapore Chinese Extermination, February 18, 1942World…
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SSΒ Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses. Date: August 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 15 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Nazi…
World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines. Date: January 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Holocaust: August Frank Memorandum on Jewish “Evacuation” September 26, 1942Holocaust:…
Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. Date: March 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942War Relocation Authority Established…