Date: February 18, 1942
World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies. Date: February 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…
The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins the deportation of 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to extermination camps. Date: July 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Stalingrad: German 6th Army Captures 90%…
World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya. Date: May 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942FBI Convicts 33 in Duquesne Spy Ring, January 2, 1942Congress Approves Quit India Resolution,…
The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations. Date: January 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Dutch East Indies Surrenders to Japan, World War II March 9, 1942Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire…
World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. Date: April 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Invade Ambon, Allied POWs Killed…
The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska. 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 1942Holocaust in Ukraine: SS…