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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.
1942
The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is…
The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is…
1942
World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.
World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.