Today in World War II History—July 4, 1943
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski, 1942 (Library of Congress: fsa.8e00864)
80 Years Ago—July 4, 1943: Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski, prime minister of Polish government-in-exile and commander of Polish forces, dies in a plane crash at Gibraltar.
First residents move into secret city of Oak Ridge, TN, built for Manhattan Project workers.