1942
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad.
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad.
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1942
Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication…
Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication…
1942
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would…
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would…
1942
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would…
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would…
1942
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel…
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel…
1942
World War II: US Navy L-class blimp L-8 drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California.…
World War II: US Navy L-class blimp L-8 drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California.…
1942
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
1942
World War II: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by…
World War II: Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid): The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by…
1942
World War II: The Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the…
World War II: The Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the…
1942
Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.
Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.
1942
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven…
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
1942
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
1941
World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships
World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships
1941
World War II: The Nazi-affiliated Ustaše is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis powers after O
World War II: The Nazi-affiliated Ustaše is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis powers after O
1941
World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy
World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy
1941
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht
1941
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht