WHAT HAPPENED IN 1941.
Look what happened the 1941.

World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. (2. January 1941)

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address. (6. January 1941)

World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster. (9. January 1941)

World War II: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto. (9. January 1941)

World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura. (10. January 1941)

Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy. (17. January 1941)

World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa. (18. January 1941)

A German officer is murdered in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. (20. January 1941)

Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews. (21. January 1941)

World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass. (22. January 1941)

Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler. (23. January 1941)

Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. (25. January 1941)

Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. (28. January 1941)

Alexandros Koryzis becomes Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas. (29. January 1941)

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

World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea. (5. February 1941)

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

February Strike: In occupied Amsterdam, a general strike is declared in response to increasing anti-Jewish measures instituted by the Nazis. (25. February 1941)

World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers. (1. March 1941)

W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the U.S.. (1. March 1941)

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