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 | 1941-12-08 | Batan Island Landing | The Japanese 14th Army began its invasion of the Philippines with a landing on Batan Island (not to be confused with Bataan Peninsula), 190 km off the north coast of Luzon | Read about 'Batan Island Landing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Batan Island Landing' | |
| 1941-12-08 | 1941-12-10 | First Battle of Guam | Almost 6000 Japanese troops quickly overwhelm the small US garrison of Marines (547) stationed on Guam. | Read about 'First Battle of Guam' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'First Battle of Guam' |
 | 1941-12-07 | Pearl Harbour | The Japanese Navy conducts a surprise attack on the US Navy based at Pearl Harbor, resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II. It was intended as a preventive action to detain the U.S. Pacific Fleet. | Read about 'Pearl Harbour' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Pearl Harbour' | |
| 1941-10-31 | USS Reuben James Sunk | Position Unknown. Reuben James was hit forward by a torpedo and her entire bow was blown off when a magazine exploded. The bow sank immediately. Of the 159-man crew, only 44 survived. It was the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII. | Read about 'USS Reuben James Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Reuben James Sunk' | |
| 1941-10-30 | Lend Lease Approved | Franklin Delano Roosevelt approves U.S. $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations. | Read about 'Lend Lease Approved' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lend Lease Approved' | |
| 1941-08-14 | Atlantic Charter Signed | The Atlantic Charter was an agreement made by Roosevelt and Churchill, which set goals for the postwar world. It agreed to seek no territorial gain from the war. | Read about 'Atlantic Charter Signed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Atlantic Charter Signed' | |
| 1941-07-07 | US Occupies Iceland | US troops from the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade take over the occupation and defence of Iceland from the British garrison who is needed elsewhere. | Read about 'US Occupies Iceland' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US Occupies Iceland' | |
| 1941-01-10 | Lend Lease | Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress. The USA would supply vast amounts of war material to the allied nations between 1939 and 1945. | Read about 'Lend Lease' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lend Lease' | |
| 1940-10-30 | Roosevelt Campaigns | President Roosevelt promises he will not send "our boys" to war. | Read about 'Roosevelt Campaigns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Roosevelt Campaigns' | |
| 1940-10-20 | Bahrain Bombed | Italian aircraft bomb American-operated oil refineries in the British Protectorate of Bahrain. | Read about 'Bahrain Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bahrain Bombed' |
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