Entertainment, History, Inventions
2007-05-10 03:26:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the battle of midway
WWII just started Dec 1941
2007-05-10 03:29:16 · answer #1 · answered by Kobie D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Atom was split in December 1942
Magnetic tape was invented
Japan captures Manila in Jannuary 1942
the last bombing on Liverpool by the Nazis destroys Adolf Hitler's nephew house and he comes to the US to fight against him
Casablanca appeared on the screen
Battle of Stalingrad begins
Internment of Japanese Americans begins in March 1942 and the Italians and Germans are confined to the East Coast under Executive order no.9055
tide begins to switch for the Allies in North Africa with Tobruk and El Alamein which advances to 1943
Battle of Midway 1942 changes the tide in the war of the Pacific and Yamamoto, general who masterminded Pearl Harbor is shot down and killed in an airplane crash.
Reinhard Heydrich ,Nazi assassinated in Czech Republic
Bambi goes on the screen and the song White Christmas is done by Bing Crosby
2007-05-10 03:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1942 - Japanese forces take Manila, Philippines. General Douglas MacArthur leaves Philippines, arrives in Australia. United States forces on Bataan peninsula surrender April 9th. "Bataan Death March" Battle of the Coral Sea, 7-8 May 1942 Battle of Midway, 4-7 June 1942. Battle of Guadalcanal Island (Solomon Islands), 1942-1943. Popular Films Road to Morocco, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour Casablanca Bambi Mrs. Miniver Yankee Doodle Dandy Holiday Inn Academy Award, Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley (Twentieth Century-Fox) Music " White Christmas " Bing Crosby " Deep in the heart of Texas " by Alvino Ray RCA Victor sprays gold over Glenn Miller's million-copy-seller Chattanooga Choo Choo, creating the first "gold record." Technology Worlds first Nuclear Reactor Built in Chicago Manhattan Project Started Instant Coffee Introduced Harvard University chemist Louis F. Fieser invents napalm, a jelly-like mixture of gasoline and palm oils that sticks to its target until it burns out. Sports World Series: St. Louis Cardinals d. NY Yankees (4-1) Stanley Cup: Toronto d. Detroit (4-3) Kentucky Derby Champion: Shut Out NCAA Basketball Championship: Stanford d. Dartmouth (53-38)
2016-05-19 22:03:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World War II
2007-05-10 03:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by london lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link, called " Remembering 1942 is good. :
http://www.awn.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/kokoda/transcript.htm
Good Luck.
2007-05-10 03:53:38 · answer #5 · answered by The Count 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found this on wikipedia - it might help :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942
2007-05-12 11:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by Shona 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you need to know. Click this link below. Enjoy!
2007-05-10 03:33:41 · answer #7 · answered by hopwas2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋