What Happened on June 21, 1942

Day of the Week: Sunday

Historical Events

  • 129°F (54°C), Tirat Zevi, Israel (Asian record)

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Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa

German WWII Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
German WWII Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
  • Seinheuer throws female world record spear (47.24m)

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US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrive in Washington, D.C.

Soldier, Author and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Soldier, Author and British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd US President
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Famous Birthdays

  • Henry S. Taylor, American writer
  • Marg Margolies-Mezvinsky, (Rep-D-Pennsylvania)
  • Togo West Jr., American attorney and public official (3rd Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1998-2000), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2018)
  • William Bradford Reynolds, US Assistant Attorney General (1981-88), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Famous Weddings

  • Jacqueline Kennedy's mother Janet Bouvier marries Standard Oil heir Hugh Auchincloss