Historical Events In 1942
May 03 Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu &Tanambogo, Solomon Islands on this day in history.
May 04 On this day in history battle of Coral Sea begun (1st sea battle fought solely in air)
May 27 On this day in history hitler orders 10,000 Czechoslovakians murdered
May 29 On this day in history bing Crosby records "White Christmas" greatest selling record to date
May 12 David Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine on this day in history.
May 03 Nazis execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands on this day in history.
May 26 On this day in history tank battle at Bir Hakeim: African corps vs British army
May 13 Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight on this day in history.
May 29 On this day in history hMAS Perth damaged during Crete evacuation
May 15 Gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States) on this day in history.
May 12 On this day in history 1,500 Jews gassed in Auschwitz
May 01 On this day in history radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star"
May 15 On this day in history nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers
May 14 The Women's Auxilliary Army Corps (WACS) is established on this day in history.
May 31 On this day in history japanese midget submarines raid Sydney Harbour
May 26 Belgian Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star on this day in history.
May 23 On this day in history kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea
May 15 Movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma–Thailand Railway on this day in history.
May 06 On this day in history corregidor & Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies
May 12 On this day in history nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River
May 27 On this day in history italian army begin siege of French western Fort Bir Hachim
May 28 1,800 Czechoslovakians murdered by Nazis during attack on Heydrich on this day in history.
May 08 On this day in history hMS OLYMPUS, sunk off Malta Grand Harbour - German E-boat-laid mines. On passage with personnel from Malta to Gibraltar, including many of the crews of bombed submarines P.36 and P.39; few survivors
May 11 German submarine U-S53 torpedoes British steamer Nicoya and Dutch ship Leno near Anticosti Island, Quebec on this day in history.
May 02 On this day in history japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma
May 14 US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is founded on this day in history.
May 20 US Navy first permitted black recruits to serve on this day in history.
May 05 On this day in history battle of Coral Sea
May 30 1,047 bombers bomb Cologne in RAF's raid of WWII on this day in history.
May 04 The Battle of the Coral Sea, a WWII clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began today on this day in history.
May 04 Food first rationed in US on this day in history.
May 04 German occupiers imprison 450 prominent Dutch as hostages on this day in history.
May 08 On this day in history battle of Coral Sea ends; Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack
May 01 Townsville put on invasion alert on this day in history.
May 21 Great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia on this day in history.
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