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WWII: The United States and Philippines troops fight the Battle of Bataan. January 10 – WWII: The last German air-raid on the English port of Liverpool destroys the home of William Patrick Hitler, Adolf Hitler's nephew. William Hitler is in the United States and later joins the navy to fight against his uncle.
1942 was a common year ... The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in ... The United States Federal ...
United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. 7: In the Aleutian Islands, Japanese forces invade Attu and Kiska. This is the first invasion of American soil in 128 years. Japanese occupation of Attu and Kiska begins. The Battle of Midway comes to a close; USS Yorktown sinks; four Japanese carriers and one cruiser are sunk. The ...
May 4, 1942 May 8, 1942 Coral Sea, between Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands: New Guinea campaign: 656 killed Japanese tactical victory, Allied strategic victory Japan First naval battle in history fought between aircraft carriers; Japanese tactical victory; ended in successful invasion and occupation of Tulagi and the British ...
In mid-1942, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) arrived in the UK and carried out a few raids across the English Channel. The USAAF Eighth Air Force 's B-17 bombers were called the "Flying Fortresses" because of their heavy defensive armament of ten to twelve machine guns, and armor plating in vital locations.
1942 – Japanese American internment, German American Internment, and Italian American Internment begin, per executive order by President Roosevelt; the order also authorizes the seizure of their property. 1942–1945 – Automobile production in the United States for private consumers halted. 1942 – Casablanca released
United States portal; History portal; ... Pages in category "1942 in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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