This article is about the year. For the 1984 Capcom arcade game, see 1942 (video game). 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1942 - Events. 1942 - January. January 1 - World War II: The term "United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. The Japanese Admiral stays in Solvec (owned by Charles Henry de Silva ...

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1942 - January. January 6 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian International Olympic Committee president (b. 1876) January 14 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer (b. 1883) January 16 - Carole Lombard, American actress (b. 1908) January 26 - Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (suicide) (b. 1868) 1942 - February. February 19 - Frank Abbandando, American gangster (executed) (b. 1910) February 28 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral ...

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The Augsburg air raid on 17 April 1942 was one of the most daring of World War II. The first squadron to take delivery of the 4-engined Avro Lancaster was No. 44 Squadron based at RAF Waddington, followed shortly thereafter by No. 97 Squadron based at RAF Woodhall Spa (delivery was taken whilst the squadron was still at RAF Coningsby). The first major operation by the Lancasters of 44 and 97 Squadrons was a joint operation, to attack the MAN U-boat diesel engine factory at Augsburg in southern Germany. The raid took plac ...

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Bombing of Augsburg in World War II, Bombing of Augsburg in World War II - 1942, Bombing of Augsburg in World War II - 1944

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Finback reached Pearl Harbor from New London 29 May 1942, and 2 days later, with the Japanese Fleet on the move, was ordered out to patrol during the great victory in the Battle of Midway. She returned to Pearl Harbor 9 June to prepare for her first full war patrol, on which she sailed for the Aleutians 25 June. Finback first contacted the enemy on 5 July, when she attacked two destroyers, and received her baptism of fire in a heavy depth charge attack. Two special missions highlighted this first war patrol, a reconnaissance of ...

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USS Finback SS-230, USS Finback SS-230 - 1942, USS Finback SS-230 - 1943, USS Finback SS-230 - 1944, USS Finback SS-230 - 1945, USS Finback SS-230 - Post War

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Saratoga continued operations in the Hawaiian Island region, but on 11 January 1942, when heading towards a rendezvous with Enterprise 500 miles south-west of Oahu, she was hit without warning by a deep-running torpedo fired by Japanese submarine I-16. Although six men were killed and three firerooms were flooded, the carrier reached Oahu under her own power. There her 8-inch guns which were useless against aircraft and were removed for installation in shore defenses, and the carrier proceeded to the Bremerton Navy Yard for permanent repairs and insta ...

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USS Saratoga CV-3, USS Saratoga CV-3 - 1928 – 1940, USS Saratoga CV-3 - 1941, USS Saratoga CV-3 - 1942, USS Saratoga CV-3 - 1943, USS Saratoga CV-3 - 1944, USS Saratoga CV-3 - 1945, USS Saratoga CV-3 - Decommissioning, USS Saratoga CV-3 - Saratoga in culture

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Timeline of World War II - January. 2: Japanese troops occupy Manila. 11: Japanese troops capture Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 12: Japan invades Burma. 25: Japanese troops invade the Solomon Islands. Timeline of World War II - February. 15: Singapore surrenders to Japanese forces. 19: Darwin, Australia, bombed by Japanese air force. 27: Battle of the Java Sea begins. ...

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1942 - January. January 1 - World War II: The term "United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. The Japanese Admiral stays in Solvec (owned by Charles Henry de Silva), Philippines. January 5 - Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary - assumed drowned January 6 - Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to have a flight go around the world. Januar ...

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Battlefield 1942 is an expansive first-person shooter (FPS) set in World War II developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for the Microsoft Windows (2002) and Apple Macintosh (2004). The game can be played single-player against bots (or cooperatively with other humans and bots versus other bots), but most playtime has been in its large-scale, multiplayer Internet games. On average, there are more than 1,500 servers running Battlefield 194 ...

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This article is about the 1942 film; Cat People is also the name of a 1982 film. Cat People is a 1942 horror film which tells the story of an Eastern European woman who fears that the family curse (which causes her to turn into a killer panther whenever she feels strong emotions) will destroy her chances for happiness with her new husband. It stars Simone Simon, Kent Smith, and Tom Conway. The film is notable for gaining its most frightening effects through unseen horrors that the audience was forced ...

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The real (symbol: R$, ISO 4217 code: BRL, plural: reais) is the currency of Brazil. It is also the name of the earliest Brazilian currency (see from the Colonial period to 1942.) Brazilian real - History. Brazilian real - From the Colonial period to 1942. The real (plural réis) was the currency used by the first Portuguese settlers to arrive in the then New World, but the first official money to circulate bearing the name "real" was actually printed ...

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Father Divine (c. 1880 – September 10, 1965), was an African-American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend General Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" and George Baker early in his life. He founded the International Peace Mission movement, formulated its doctrine, and oversaw its growth from a small and predominantly black congr ...

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• Father Divine - Sayville arrests trial notoriety and prison: 1931-1932
• Father Divine - Harlem: 1932-1942
• Father Divine - Pennsylvania: 1942-death
• Father Divine - Physical characteristics and preaching style
• Father Divine - Civil rights legacy
• Father Divine - Religious legacy

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The Bengal famine of 1943 occurred in undivided Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) in 1943. It is estimated that over three million people died from starvation, malnutrition and related illnesses during the famine. Bengal famine of 1943 - Possible Causes. The United Kingdom had suffered a disastrous defeat at Singapore in 1942 against the Japanese military, which then proceeded to conquer Burma from the British in the same year. British authorities feared a subsequent Ja ...

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• Bengal famine of 1943 - Debate about Diseased Rice and Total Rice Yield in 1942 and 1943
• Bengal famine of 1943 - The Famine in Bengali culture

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1942 in aviation - January. January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines formed by the acquisition and merger of Arrow Airways and Canadian Airways, along with all the various subsidiaries of the latter. 1942 in aviation - April. April 18 - Col James Doolittle leads the first US attack on the Japanese mainland, leading a force of sixteen B-25 Mitchells flying from the USS Hornet against Tokyo in what comes to be known as the "Doolittle Raid". April 22 - the USAAF forms China Ferry Command to support the Allied war effo ...

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January January 7 - Supermarine Seafire January 14 - Sikorsky XR-4 February February 27 - Blackburn Firebrand March Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 rotor kite March 20 - Mitsubishi J2M April April 24 - Miles Martinet prototype LR 241 April 26 - XB-28 Dragon May May 26 - Northrop XP-61 June June 26 - Grumman XF6F July July 5 ...

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Battlefield 1942 was a development of the less successful Codename Eagle (2000) computer game which was set in an alternate-history World War I. It featured single and multiplayer modes. The earlier engine had more arcade-style physics and a less realistic focus than its sequel. A fan-made port of the game to the Battlefield 1942 engine, compatible with the 1.45 patch was made though. In continuation of the series, Digital Illusions developed a sequel to Battlefield 1942 called Battlefield Vietnam. It has c ...

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Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 1942 - Expansion packs, Battlefield 1942 - Mods, Battlefield 1942 - Development, Battlefield 1942 - Gameplay statistics and player rankings, Battlefield 1942 - Milestones, Battlefield 1942 - Maps, Battlefield 1942 - Other WW2 themed games

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Since its release on September 11, 2002, there have been a large number of mods (modifications) developed by independent gamers and studios (see list of Battlefield 1942 mods). Each mod changes the gameplay by adding new content, gameplay balance, or both. There are dozens of a large content total conversions and many times that number of smaller gameplay, texture, and sound modifications. The most famous of these, Desert Combat, moves the setting to modern combat in the Middle East. Desert Combat itself has been the subject of ...

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Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 1942 - Expansion packs, Battlefield 1942 - Mods, Battlefield 1942 - Development, Battlefield 1942 - Gameplay statistics and player rankings, Battlefield 1942 - Milestones, Battlefield 1942 - Maps, Battlefield 1942 - Other WW2 themed games

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1 special election held due to death of Alva B. Adams (D-CO) 2 special election held due to death of Key Pittman (D-NV) ...

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U.S. Senate election 1942, U.S. Senate election 1942 - Senate contests in 1942, U.S. Senate election 1942 - Senate composition before and after elections

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The 1,400-strong Australian Army garrison in New Britain, known as Lark Force, was commanded by Lt Col. J. J. Scanlan. It included 716 frontline soldiers, in the shape of the 2/22nd Battalion, deployed from March 1941 as fears of war with Japan increased. The force also included personnel from a local militia unit, the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, a coastal defence battery, an anti-aircraft battery, an anti-tank battery and a detachment of the 2/10th Field Ambulance. The 2/22nd Battalion Band, which was also included in Lark Force, is perhaps the only military unit ever to have been en ...

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Battle of Rabaul 1942, Battle of Rabaul 1942 - The defences, Battle of Rabaul 1942 - Attack, Battle of Rabaul 1942 - Tol Plantation massacre, Battle of Rabaul 1942 - Aftermath

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Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat. Half-time scores are in brackets January 10, 1942 January 11, 1942 January 14, 1942 January 17, 1942 January 18, 1942 January 21, 1942 January 22, 1942 January 24, 1942 January 25, 1942 January 28, 1942 January 31, 1942 Febr ...

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South American Championship 1942, South American Championship 1942 - Matches, South American Championship 1942 - Standings, South American Championship 1942 - Goal Scorers

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