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August 1–2 – Harlem riot of 1943, a race riot. August 3 – WWII : John F. Kennedy 's patrol torpedo boat PT-109 is rammed by a destroyer. August 5 – WWII : John F. Kennedy and crew are found by Solomon Islanders coastwatchers Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana with their dugout canoe .
1943 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1943rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 943rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1940s decade.
1: German 1st Panzer Division withdraws from the Terek River area in southern Russia to prevent encirclement. [1]2: Americans and Australians recapture Buna, New Guinea. [1]5: Eighteen countries issue a declaration in London stating their determination to "combat and defeat the plundering by the enemy Powers of the territories which have been overrun or brought under enemy control" and to take ...
1943 – Detroit, Michigan race riots; 1943 – Allied invasion of Sicily; 1943 – Allied invasion of Italy; 1943 – Cairo Conference; 1943 – Casablanca Conference; 1943 – Tehran Conference (meeting between the leaders of USSR, UK, and US to discuss D-day) 1944 – Battle of Monte Cassino; 1944 – Dumbarton Oaks Conference; 1944 – G.I ...
The 1943 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 7, 1943, during a critical phase of World War II.Roosevelt reflected on the previous year's key military developments, celebrated the bravery of American and Allied forces, and outlined the challenges and strategies for the ongoing global conflict.
The following events occurred in March 1943: . March 13, 1943: Liquidation completed of 10,000 Jews from Krakow Ghetto March 1, 1943: First war ration point tokens issued by U.S. government [1] March 2–4, 1943: U.S. and Australian forces sink 12 Japanese Navy ships in battle at Bismarck Sea March 27, 1943: U.S. War Department announces the existence of the first rocket-launcher weapon, the ...
May 3, 1943: Plane crash kills General Frank M. Andrews, Commander of U.S. Army operations in Europe May 14, 1943: Australian hospital ship Centaur sunk by Japanese sub, 268 medical personnel killed May 15, 1943: "Bat bomb" experiment sets fire to Carlsbad Army Air Force base May 16, 1943: SS Polizeifuhrer Stroop announces final eradication of Warsaw's Jewish quarter and its 56,065 residents
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey, [ 1 ] though the two never met.