What Happened in 1942
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Agatha Christie publishes The Body in the Library
In her Author's Foreword, Agatha Christie describes "the body in the library" as a cliché of detective fiction. She states that when writing her... Read more
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Mighty Mouse First Appears in "The Mouse of Tomorrow"
Mighty Mouse was created by story man Izzy Klein as a super-powered housefly named "Superfly." Studio head Paul Terry changed the character into a... Read more
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Marcel Janbon Discovers the Antidiabetic Effects of Sulfonylureas by Chance
Sulfonylureas, on the other hand, are effective in controlling type 2 di abetes. Marcel J. Janbon discovered the antidiabetic effects of sulfony... Read more
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Frank Sinatra records first solo tracks
On January 26, 1940, Sinatra made his first public appearance with the Dorsey band at the Coronado Theater in Rockford, IL.[20] In his first year... Read more
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Hopeh Incident
Masujiro Kiru was going through his father's photo album from the China Campaign just before WWII when he found a photograph of a flying object.... Read more
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Kellogg's Raisin Bran First Available In Stores
Raisin Bran is manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names including General Mills' Total Raisin Bran and Raisin Nut Bran; and... Read more
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George Rieveschl Discovers Benadryl
Diphenhydramine, which is more widely known in the United States as Benadryl, is a drug which is manufactured by McNeil-PPC, a subdivision of... Read more
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Ford 2GA is First Produced
The Ford 2GA was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company in 1942. This car appears to have been produced only in 1942, coming stock with a 90 hp,... Read more
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Battle of Slim River
The Battle of Slim River occurred during the Malayan campaign in January 1942 between the Imperial Japanese Army and the British Indian Army on the... Read more
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Battle of Tarakan (1942)
The Battle of Tarakan took place on January 11–12, 1942. Even though Tarakan was only a small marshy island at northeastern Borneo in the... Read more
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Battle of Manado
The unit of Compagnie Menado, which numbered only 188 men under Captain W.F.J. Kroon and Landstorm Compagnie with its 200 troops under 1st... Read more
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Inter-Allied Resolution on German War Crimes
On January 14, 1942, representatives from the nine occupied countries met in London to draft the Inter-Allied Resolution on German War Crimes. At... Read more
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Battle of Gemas
The Battle of Gemas—part of the wider Battle of Muar—during the invasion of Malaya in the Pacific Campaign of the Second World War. The action... Read more
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Battle of Muar Begins
The Battle of Muar was the last major battle of the Malayan campaign. It took place from 14–22 January 1942 around Gemensah Bridge and on the Muar... Read more
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Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 3 Crashes into a Cliff, Killing 22
Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) Flight 3 was a twin-engine Douglas DC-3-382 propliner, registration NC1946, operating as a scheduled... Read more
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Siege of Bakri
On 17 January, the surviving units of 45th Indian Brigade, with the Australian 2/19th and 2/29th Battalions serving as reinforcements, were... Read more
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Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.) Is Born
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is... Read more
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Adolf Hitler Lays Out His Vision of the 'Final Solution to the Jewish Question' to Nazi Officials at the Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. The... Read more
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Battle of Rabaul (1942)
The Battle of Rabaul (Operation R), on the island of New Britain, in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, in January and February 1942,... Read more
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Parit Sulong Massacre
On January 23, 1942, the Parit Sulong Massacre was committed against Allied soldiers by members of the Imperial Guards Division of the Imperial... Read more
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Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
While the Japanese invasion force was landing at Balikpapan, on the early morning of January 24, at around 02:45, the Allied (ABDACOM's) 59th US... Read more
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Battle of Ambon
From 6 January onwards, Ambon was attacked by Japanese aircraft. Allied aircraft made some sorties against the approaching Japanese fleet, with... Read more
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Battle of Makassar Strait
The Battle of Makassar Strait, also known as the Action of Madura Strait, the Action North of Lombok Strait and the Battle of the Flores Sea, was a... Read more
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Battle of Sarimbun Beach
The Battle of Sarimbun Beach was the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore in February 1942, during World War II. Sarimbun, in the west... Read more
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Battle of Kranji
The Battle of Kranji was the second stage of the Japanese plan for the invasion of Singapore during the Second World War. On 9 February 1942 the... Read more