Events Around 1944

1944

Period: Jan 1, 1944 to Dec 31, 1944

1944

Helicopters in Warfare

Jan 2, 1944

First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)

Batman & Robin Comic Strip

Feb 20, 1944

Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers

Vesuvius Explosion

Mar 20, 1944

Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes

"Meet Me in St Louis"

May 3, 1944

"Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway

Appalachia Tornadoes

Jun 23, 1944

4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153

Anne Frank's Last Entry

Aug 1, 1944

Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested

Hurricane in Netherlands

Sep 7, 1944

Strongest Hurricane of century in Netherlands (wind force 12)

Deadly Explosion in Cleveland, Ohio

Oct 20, 1944

Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless

Suicidal Japanese Submarine Attack

Nov 20, 1944

1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

The Battle of the Bulge begins