Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Feb 20 – 26, 1941

Feb 20, 1941: To showcase the performance of the new Jeep vehicle, test driver takes it up the Capitol steps in Washington DC Feb 21, 1941: Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Feb 13 – 19, 1941

  Feb 13, 1941: Light cruiser USS Savannah arrives at Midway along with USS Brooklyn and Philadelphia, carrying remnants of 3rd Marine Defense Battalion, which is to garrison the island. … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Feb 6 – 12, 1941

Feb 6, 1941: Japanese troops seize territory north of Hong Kong in bid to cut supply route to Chinese forces from British colony Feb 7, 1941: Japanese Admiral Osumi Mineo … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Jan 30 – Feb 5, 1941

Jan 30, 1941: Proposed anti-espionage law in Japan demands death penalty for illegal collection of sensitive information Jan 31, 1941: Japan brokers peace in border war between Thailand and French … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Jan 23 – 29, 1941

Jan 23, 1941: Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo, Japan’s new ambassador to the United States, departs on board the passenger ship Kamakura Maru Jan 24, 1941: Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku outlines huge … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Jan 16 – 22, 1941

Jan 16, 1941: French forces launch successful counteroffensive against Thai Army in Cambodian border region Jan 17, 1941: French naval vessel Amiral Charner forms part of small flotilla defeating Thai … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Jan 9 – 15, 1941

Jan 9, 1941: Thai forces invade French Indochina, vowing to take back border areas that it claims to have possessed historically Jan 10, 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduces Lend … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Jan 2 – 8, 1941

Jan 2, 1941: To boost shipping capabilities as risk of war becomes ever more apparent, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces massive construction program to build 200 standardized 7,500-ton freighters Jan … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Dec 26, 1940 – Jan 1, 1941

Dec 26, 1940: Brigadier General Leonard T. Gerow, acting chief of the US War Plans Division, calls for doubling of Philippine defense force Dec 27, 1940: Veteran Japanese diplomat Yoshizawa … Continue Reading →

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Dec 19 – 25, 1940

Dec 19, 1940: Japanese Navy considers reopening Yangtze River to foreign shipping Dec 20, 1940: Lieutenant General Oshima Hiroshi is reappointed Japan’s ambassador to Germany Dec 21, 1940: Japan allows … Continue Reading →