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 | 1942-06-04 | 1942-06-07 | Midway | In what is considered the most important naval battle of the war, only six months after Pearl Harbour, the US Navy soundly defeat the Imperial Japanese navy attack against Midway Atoll. Permanent damage is done to the IJN's striking power. | Read about 'Midway' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Midway' |
| 1942-05-13 | U-69 sinks Norlantic | Seven mariners are killed when the German U-69 sinks the American merchant ship SS Nolantic with torpedoes and shell fire. | Read about 'U-69 sinks Norlantic' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'U-69 sinks Norlantic' | |
| 1942-05-05 | 1942-05-06 | Battle of Corregidor | Japanese forces take the US held island bastion of Corregidor (a network of tunnels and fortifications that spanned the bay), giving them access to Manila bay, the finest natural harbor in the Far East. | Read about 'Battle of Corregidor' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Corregidor' |
| 1942-05-04 | 1942-05-08 | Coral Sea | The first fleet action in history in which aircraft carriers engaged each other without seeing or firing directly on each other. Though a tactical victory for Japan, the loss of key carriers was a factor in their subsequent loss at Midway. | Read about 'Coral Sea' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Coral Sea' |
| 1942-05-03 | 1942-05-04 | Invasion of Tulagi | Japanese troops occupy the island of Tulagi to provide support and flank protection for Japanese forces that were advancing on Port Moresby in New Guinea. The occupation force also threatened communication lines between the US and Australia. | Read about 'Invasion of Tulagi ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Invasion of Tulagi ' |
| 1942-04-18 | The Doolittle Raid | The first air raid by United State aircraft to strike a Japanese home island. The attack demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to allied air power. | Read about 'The Doolittle Raid' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'The Doolittle Raid' | |
| 1942-03-20 | I shall return | General Douglas MacArthur, made his famous speech at Terowie regarding the Battle of the Philippines, in which he said: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return". | Read about 'I shall return' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'I shall return' | |
| 1942-02-28 | USS Houston | United States cruiser USS Houston and the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. | Read about 'USS Houston' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Houston' | |
| 1942-02-19 | Executive Order 9066 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps. | Read about 'Executive Order 9066' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Executive Order 9066' | |
| 1942-01-26 | US Troops in Europe | U.S. Troops arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. | Read about 'US Troops in Europe' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US Troops in Europe' |
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