1942
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia
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1942
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island
1942
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland
1942
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland
World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland
1942
World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania
World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania
1942
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turnin
World War II: The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turnin
1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
1942
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kis
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
1942
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
1942
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydr
1942
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union
World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union
1942
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner
1942
World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one o
World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one o
1942
World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk
World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk
1942
The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by U
The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by U
1942
World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF
World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF
1942
World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue
World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue
1942
World War II: start of the First Battle of El Alamein.
World War II: start of the First Battle of El Alamein.