1942
Key events from 1942
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- The Wannsee Conference formalizes the “Final Solution,” Nazi Germany’s plan for the systematic extermination of European Jewry.
- Enrico Fermi achieves first controlled nuclear chain reaction - A pivotal moment in physics as the first nuclear reactor goes critical at the University of Chicago.
- The Battle of Midway marks the turning point in the Pacific War as the U.S. Navy defeats the Japanese fleet decisively.
- The Battle of Stalingrad begins, becoming the longest and bloodiest battle in human history and marking Germany’s eventual defeat.