Aug 02 PT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser

Aug 03 A private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by U.S. General George S. Patton, who accused the soldier of cowardice. Patton later apologized for the incident, at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Aug 01 Race riot in Harlem New York city

Aug 17 The birth of Robert De Niro, American actor

Aug 17 Allied forces take control of the island of Sicily

Aug 11 Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg, 200 Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over the North Sea

Aug 25 US forces overran New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II

Aug 18 Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz

Aug 01 PT-109 rammed & sunk, the future Pres. Kennedy suffers a back is injury

Oct 10 Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China

Oct 22 The birth of Catherine Deneuve, French actress

Oct 06 400 Orthodox rabbis march on Washington from the Capitol to the White House. The President refuses to see them. However, as a result, public hearings on rescue in the House and Senate are held.

Oct 13 Of 600 prisoners in Sobibor's Camp #1 who revolt and try to escape, most eventually are caught and killed.

Oct 24 Anti-nazi Clandestine Radio Soldatsender Calais begins transmitting

Oct 01 Allied forces captured Naples during WW II

Oct 13 Italy declares war on former ally Germany

Oct 01 Clark's forces enter Naples, Italy.

Oct 19 Theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens

Oct 02 Orders are given for the expulsion of all Danish Jews. Thanks to Danish underground operations, only 415 Jews are captured by the Germans. 7,000 are evacuated to Sweden.

Oct 16 The Navy accepted its first helicopter, a Sikorsky YR-4B (HNS-1), at Bridgeport, Connecticut

Oct 16 Chicago opens new subway system

Oct 09 HMS CARLISLE (AA), damaged 9th October 1943, Eastern Mediterranean, south west of Rhodes in Scarpanto Strait by German Ju87 divebombers.

Jul 06 Night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.

Jul 30 Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy)

Jul 19 Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II

Jul 25 Benito Mussolini dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II

Jul 18 German submarine shoots down K-47, the first and only U.S. airship lost during WW II.

Jul 10 US & Britain invade Sicily in WW II

Jul 11 Gunfire from U.S. cruisers and destroyers stop German and Italian tank attack against Army beachhead at Gela, Sicily.

Jul 13 During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu.

Jul 01 Withholding tax from paychecks starts

Jul 28 Pres FDR announces end of coffee rationing in US

Jul 25 Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, forced to resign

Jul 01 MacArthur starts the Allied offensive in the Pacific; New Guinea Isles War.

Jul 28 Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns

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