1942

By Devcat55

  • January 1st 1942

    January 1st 1942
    on this day Rosebowl football match played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat.

  • January 16 1942

    January 16 1942
    on this day William Knudsen becomes First Civilization appointed by a general in the U.S. army.

  • January 20 1942

    January 20 1942
    on this day SS official Reinhard Heydrich holds Wannsee conference to present the final solution.

  • March 1942

    March 1942
    on this day Full operation of the Jewish genocide begins.

  • March 26 1942

    March 26 1942
    on this day Explosion of twenty tons of gelignite in a stone quarry of Easton Pennsylvania kills 21.

  • April 1st 1942

    April 1st 1942
    on this day Mexico changes 3 time zones to 2.

  • May 8th 1942

    May 8th 1942
    on this day First twilight game in 24 years, the dodgers top giants 7-6 raising 60,000 dollars for navy relief fund.

  • June 1942

    June 1942
    on this day Joesph Stalin calls for underground movement in occupied territories to fight enemies.

  • September 6 1942

    September 6 1942
    on this day Carl Scheib becomes the youngest pitcher in AL.

  • Octobet 1, 1942

    Octobet 1, 1942
    on this day Averall Harriman named US ambassador to Moscow.

  • October 4, 1942

    October 4, 1942
    on this day German occupiers forbid flying of kites (6 month jail sentence).

  • December 30 1942

    December 30 1942
    on this day Subhash Chandra Bose raises the flag of indian independence at port blair.