World War II: German Occupation of France’s Zone Libre, November 11, 1942

All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard American Airlines Flight 28 are killed when it collides with a U.S. Army Air Force bomber near Palm Springs, California. Date: October 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews. Date: September 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Indian Ocean Raid Sinks HMS Hermes and HMAS Vampire, April 9, 1942Holocaust in…

World War II: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails. Date: August 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. Date: March 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Hitler Issues Fuhrer Directive No….

Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Congress Approves Quit India Resolution, Authorizes Gandhi’s Independence Campaign – July 14, 1942Anne Miller Becomes First…

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle. Date: June 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Attack on Aruba,…