Today in World War II History—January 2, 1941
Friday, January 2, 2026 by Sarah Sundin
German Abwehr SE88/5 spy radio (Photo: Crypto Museum)
85 Years Ago—Jan. 2, 1941: President Roosevelt announces plan to build Liberty Ships, cargo ships designed to be produced quickly and efficiently.
First meeting of British MI5 Twenty Committee which controls the Double-Cross (XX) System over double agents working for Britain. [Read more: “Double Cross – Britain’s Double Agents in World War II”]
The Andrews Sisters record “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”
In the Rose Bowl, Stanford beats Nebraska 21-13.
Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien, San Francisco, CA, Fleet Week, October 2014 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)
