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Steven Terjeson | August 24, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for August 24
08.24.1942 – U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands. During this battle the “coastwatchers,” volunteers that reported on Japanese ship and aircraft movement, were a key to American success.
*Edit: The carrier sunk is the Ryujo, not [...]
Steven Terjeson | July 6, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for July 6
1942 – Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
1942 – Japanese forces landed on Guadalcanal Island and began constructing an airfield. On February 1, 1943 the Japanese forces began to withdraw.
Japanese Machine Gunners on Guadalcanal
1944 – Hartford Circus [...]
Steven Terjeson | March 27, 2009
Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBS World News Today on 28 March 1943.
World War II History - CBS World News Today - 28 March 1943 [24:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSteven Terjeson | March 24, 2009
Japanese Man Certified as Double A-Bomb Victim
Tuesday , March 24, 2009
AP – foxnews.com
TOKYO —
A 93-year-old Japanese man has become the first person certified as a survivor of both U.S. atomic bombings at the end of World War II, officials said Tuesday.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi had already been a certified “hibakusha,” or radiation survivor, of the Aug. 9, [...]
Steven Terjeson | March 18, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 18
Audio Clip: Today we have a short clip from the BBC from D-Day (June 6, 1944)
World War II History - D-Day Has Come - BBC - 6 June 1944 [0:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSteven Terjeson | February 10, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for February 10
10 FEB 1936 – The German Gestapo was placed above the law.
10 FEB 1942 – The “Normandie,” the former French liner, capsized in New York Harbor. The day before the ship had caught fire while it was being fitted for the U.S. Navy.
10 FEB 1942 – [...]
Steven Terjeson | January 8, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for January 8
8 JAN 1936 – Japan said it would withdraw from the London Naval Conference unless it won the right to parity in the number of men-of-war it could have in relation to the other powers.
8 JAN 1940 – The Finns scored a major victory on [...]
Steven Terjeson | December 16, 2008
Stilwell’s March from Burma
General Joseph Stilwell in Burma with Gen. Frank Merrill
One of the greatest feats achieved by an American soldier was General Joseph Stillwell’s 140-mile march from Burma, which began May 1 [1942] and terminated in Imphal, Assam, on May 20 [1942]. From the time the heroic band left Wunthe until they reached the [...]
Steven Terjeson | December 15, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 15
1944 – A single-engine plane carrying U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel while en route to Paris. The true fate of the plane and its passengers has never been determined.
1944 – American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the [...]
Steven Terjeson | December 6, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 6
1941 – U.S. President Roosevelt sent a telegram to Japanese Emperor Hirohito that requested intervention “to prevent further death and destruction in the world.” Intelligence reports had convinced Roosevelt that the Japanese fleet was headed for Thailand.
President Roosevelt-convinced on the basis of intelligence reports [...]
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