Date: February 1, 1942
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck. Date: April 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Tassafaronga: Japanese Destroyers…
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II Attack on Aruba, First German…
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal. Date: September 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Pierre Laval Becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France, April 18,…
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island. Date: April 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5…
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Date: January 13, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II…