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1942

World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.

World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.

1942

World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and…

World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese fleet sent to attack Henderson Field.

1945

World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.

World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.

1944

World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.

World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.

1917

World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New…

World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.

1915

World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from…

World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium.

1917

First World War: New Zealand troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 800 deaths, in the First…

First World War: New Zealand troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 800 deaths, in the First Battle of Passchendaele, making it the nation's largest loss of life in one day.

1944

World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.

World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.

1915

First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.

First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.

1943

World War II: Prisoners at Sobibor extermination camp covertly assassinate most of the on-duty SS officers and then…

World War II: Prisoners at Sobibor extermination camp covertly assassinate most of the on-duty SS officers and then stage a mass breakout.

1943

World War II: The United States Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Second Raid on…

World War II: The United States Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.

1943

World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its…

World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president.

1942

World War II: The German submarine U-69 (1940) sinks the Canadian passenger ferry SS Caribou approximately 20 nautical…

World War II: The German submarine U-69 (1940) sinks the Canadian passenger ferry SS Caribou approximately 20 nautical miles southwest of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland.

1940

World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.

World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.

1939

World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow,…

World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.

1915

World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

1943

World War II: During the second raid on Schweinfurt, the U.S. 8th Air Force suffered so many losses that it lost air…

World War II: During the second raid on Schweinfurt, the U.S. 8th Air Force suffered so many losses that it lost air supremacy over Germany for several months.

1940

Second World War: During the Blitz, a semi-armour-piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above Balham station in…

Second World War: During the Blitz, a semi-armour-piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above Balham station in London, which was being used as an air raid shelter, killing at least 64 people.

1939

Second World War: The German submarine U-47 torpedoed and sank the Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak while the…

Second World War: The German submarine U-47 torpedoed and sank the Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak while the latter was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland.

1944

World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.

World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.