July 17, 1941 — Joe DiMaggio’s record hitting streak finally ends
Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio was one of the all time greats of baseball, and no greater proof exists than his hitting...
January 19, 2019
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September 3, 1941 — Zyklon B is first used at Auschwitz
One of the deadliest chemicals ever invented, Zyklon B is a derivative of Prussic acid. It was invented in 1922...
January 14, 2019
September 18, 1941 — Elizabeth Taylor is first contracted in Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor was only 8 years old when she was first signed with a Hollywood studio. The studio in question,...
January 9, 2019
December 12, 1941 — Hitler announces the destruction of the Jews
Of all things, it was the entry of the United States into the war that prompted Hitler to move the...
January 4, 2019
1942 — Franz Werfel’s “The Song of Bernadette” is published
A Jew from Prague who fled the Aunschluss in 1938, Franz Werfel was also a playwright noted for his satirical...
December 29, 2018
March 2, 1942 — Lou Reed born
Lewis Allan Reed was born in Brookdale, and lived most of his life in New York City. He would become...
December 22, 2018
July 13, 1942 — Harrison Ford born
Born in Chicago, Harrison Ford would rise from humble beginnings to become one of the best known and highest grossing...
December 19, 2018
July 20, 1942 — The defence of the Kokoda Trail begins
It is one of Australia’s greatest military triumphs: a simple holding action across a narrow dirt trail that spanned the...
December 14, 2018
November 10, 1942 — Dr Charles Drew patents a method of preserving blood plasma
Born in 1904, Dr Charles Drew was one of the first black surgeons in the United States – although that...
December 9, 2018
November 27, 1942 — Jimi Hendrix born
While Jimi Hendrix may not have been the greatest guitar player of all time – although that’s not a bet...
December 4, 2018
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