Sep 1942 Timeline

1942 Sep Elvis Presley entered the first grade
In September 1942, Presley entered first grade at Lawhon School in Tupelo. He was considered a "well-mannered and quiet child", but sometimes classmates threw "things at him — rotten frui...
1942 Sep 16 "The Major And The Minor" Is Released
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 film. It is a romantic comedy that represented Billy Wilder's feature debut as film director in Hollywood.
1942 Sep 21 First Flight of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Designed in 1940 as an eventual replacement for the B-17 and B-24, the first B-29 made its maiden flight on Sept. 21, 1942. In December 1943 U.S. Army Air Forces leadership committed the ...
1942 Sep 25 German Paratroopers Land near Grozny to Join Forces with Chechen Rebels
Abwehr's Nordkaukasische Sonderkommando Schamil landed in several points in Chechnya, coordinating strikes with rebels. On 25 September 1942 German paratroopers landed in Dachu-Borzoi and...
1942 Sep 26 Ronald Reagan Appears as Johnny Hammond in "Desperate Journey"
Desperate Journey is a 1942 American World War II aviation film starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale and Arthur Kennedy, and the ...
1942 Sep 29 John F. Kennedy Writes To Clare Boothe Luce
In 1942, John F. Kennedy entered the United States Navy to join American forces fighting in World War II. Prior to his departure, playwright Clare Boothe Luce, a close friend of the Kenne...
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 1942 World Series
The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship si...