WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1941
Find out what all happened January to December 1941

World War II: The Ustashe, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Operation 25 invasion. (14. April 1941)

The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time. (29. March 1941)

World War II: Battle of the Philippines – Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland. (10. December 1941)

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan. (8. December 1941)

Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. (23. February 1941)

World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island. (23. December 1941)

The June Uprising in Lithuania begins. (22. June 1941)

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men. (27. May 1941)

World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day. (26. June 1941)

World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims. (14. August 1941)

World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. (10. May 1941)

World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak). (13. July 1941)

World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo. (17. December 1941)

World War II: the Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. (1. June 1941)

A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president. (9. October 1941)

The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. (4. February 1941)

A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali as Prime Minister. (1. April 1941)

The Drama Uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins. (28. September 1941)

Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia. (11. October 1941)

At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show. (6. May 1941)