Daily Archives: January 19, 2022

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially approves project to make first atomic weapons 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1942)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'The Birth of the Manhattan Project - WW2 Special'

(Monday, January 19, 1942; during World War II) — Responding to a Nov. 27, 1941, recommendation by Vannevar Bush that “an atomic bomb WAS feasible,” U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, spurred on by the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, replied today with a brief handwritten note, “V. B. OK — returned — I think you had best keep this in your own safe FDR.” Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially approves project to make first atomic weapons 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1942) →

251 people killed as German sub torpedoes Canadian ocean liner off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1942)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Sinking Of The Rms Lady Hawkins'

(Monday, January 19, 1942, 7:43 a.m. EST; during the Battle of the Atlantic, part of World War II) — German submarine U-66 sank the Canadian ocean liner RMS Lady Hawkins this morning off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, killing 251 people. Continue reading 251 people killed as German sub torpedoes Canadian ocean liner off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1942) →