37 events found for 1944
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in repris
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland sinc
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France
World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 228 men, women and children are massacred by German troops
In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game
USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrum
World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Norm
World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armou
World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on Amer
World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England
World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-o
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate
In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government
Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic
World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U
World War II: During the Continuation War, the Soviet Union demands unconditional surrender from Finland during the begi
The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer sp