Historical Events
- 1st bombing on continental US soil at Mount Emily, Oregon during WWII by Japanese planes
- Compulsory work for women, children and old males in Batavia
Famous Birthdays
- Inez Foxx, American R&B singer (Mockingbird), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- John Linder, (Rep-R-Georgia)
- Luther Simmons, rocker (Main Ingredient
What Happened in 1942
Battle of Los Angeles
Anti-aircraft guns and spotlights comb the sky above Los Angeles during the rumored Japanese attack
February 24, 1942'I Shall Return'
A statue in the Philippines commemorating the promised return of American commander Douglas MacArthur in World War II
March 20, 1942Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness
Anne Frank received her famous diary on this day – a beacon of hope and love from a young girl in a world beset by cruelty, horror and death.
June 12, 1942Manhattan Project
'Calutron Girls' monitoring a mass spectrometer during the Manhattan Project. Gladys Owens, in the foreground, did not know what she was involved with until seeing this picture on a tour fifty years later.
August 13, 1942
