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January 9, 1941
On January 9, 1941, world War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster. Michel Roux, Maulana Karenga, Andreas Khol would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · January 9, 1941
World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war.
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The year in brief
1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1941st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 941st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1940s decade.
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On January 9, 1941
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1941 World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster. 1939–1945 global conflict
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war.
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Other moments from 1941
- April 1 Fântâna Albă massacre: Between two hundred and two thousand Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
- April 1 A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
- April 10 World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
- April 13 A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
- April 14 World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya.
- April 15 World War II: In the Belfast Blitz, 200 bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, killing some 1,000 people.
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