Date: December 8, 1943
World War II: General strike and protest march in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day. Date: March 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March…
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22. Date: July 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Saturday Evening Post Publishes Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms, February 20,…
World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces. Date: December 26, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends, Holocaust,…
Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. Date: January 11, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Luttra Woman Bog Body Discovered in Sweden, May 20, 1943Pentagon Dedicated in Arlington County, Virginia,…
World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers. Date: January 29, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943British Eighth Army Captures…
World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…