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February 27, 1942

Sunday, February 27, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
Seaplane tender USS Langley being abandoned after being damaged by Japanese bombs, Battle of Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942 (US Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 92472)

Seaplane tender USS Langley being abandoned after being damaged by Japanese bombs, Battle of Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942 (US Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 92472)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 27, 1942: Battle of Java Sea begins—Allied ships fail to prevent Japanese landing at Java, take heavy losses.

Nazis order construction of gas chambers at Auschwitz.

Seattle school board accepts forced resignation of Japanese-American teachers.

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