Video: 'The World At War: Red Star The Soviet Union 5/5' (Aug. 5, 1943, at 5:50)
(Thursday, August 5, 1943; during the Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front of World War II) — Soviet troops broke into Belgorod early this morning and liberated the city in the evening. Soviet troops also recaptured Orel from German forces after a 23-day battle.
Video: 'Kanter's Dept Store after Harlem Riots, 1943' (includes references to Aug. 1, 1943, riot at 0:54)
(Sunday, August 1, 1943, evening; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954) and World War II) — Rioting broke out today in Harlem, the mostly African-American section of New York City, after a white NYPD officer, James Collins, shot a black soldier, Private Robert Bandy, in the shoulder during a scuffle. Continue reading Six African-Americans killed in Harlem Riot of 1943 70 years ago tonight (1943)
Video: 'Franklin D. Roosevelt's War Progress Report'
(Wednesday, July 28, 1943, 9:30 p.m. EWT; during the Allied invasion of Sicily, part of the Italian Campaign of World War II) — During a speech on the fall of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt informed the nation that “the first crack in the Axis has come.” He also announced the end of coffee rationing, which had limited people to one pound of coffee every five weeks since it began in November 1942.
Video: 'Allied invasion of Sicily' (July 22, 1943, at 33:05)
(Thursday, July 22, 1943, 7:00 p.m. local time; during the Allied invasion of Sicily, part of the Italian Campaign of World War II) — The American 7th Army led by Gen. George S. Patton tonight captured Palermo, the Sicilian capital. Americans had cut off 50,000 Italian troops in the west, but Germans were escaping to the northeastern corner of the island.
Video: 'Kursk-Battle for Prokhorovka.flv'
(Monday, July 12, 1943, 6:50 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Prokhorovka, part of the Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front of World War II) — The battle of Prokhorovka between German invaders and Soviet defenders, regarded as one of the largest tank battles in military history, took place today with no clear victor.
Video: 'Bing Crosby: "Sunday Monday or Always" 1943'
(Friday, July 2, 1943) — Bing Crosby recorded “Sunday, Monday or Always” today in Los Angeles for Decca Records. Made during a musician’s strike, Crosby recorded the song with the Ken Darby Singers vocal group background instead of an orchestra.
Video: '1943 Riots'
(Sunday, June 20, 1943) — A fistfight at the crowded Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan, erupted into a riot late tonight between white and black residents. 34 people were killed and 760 injured before federal troops were sent in June 22, 1943, to restore the peace.
Video: 'Gathie Barnett Edmonds (2003) on the Barnette case (1943)'
(Monday, June 14, 1943; Flag Day) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 today that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States. Continue reading Flag salute law held invalid by U.S. Supreme Court 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'The World At War: Japan 3/5' (June 5, 1943, at 7:17)
(Saturday, June 5, 1943; part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet and mastermind of the sneak attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was given a full state funeral today and posthumously received the title of Marshal and was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum, (1st Class). Continue reading State funeral held for Admiral Yamamoto, mastermind of Pearl Harbor attack, 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Don't worry, I shall be back - In memory of Leslie Howard'
(Tuesday, June 1, 1943; during World War II) — A civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down today by the Germans during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including British actor Leslie Howard.
