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 ( 1940s: )  1943   | |
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 German troops surrender in Stalingrad |
In 1943, World War II was ongoing.
World War II
On January 1st, the Soviet Union announced that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. The failed attack on Stalingrad is seen by many as a turning point in the war.
Events
| Event | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee syphilis experiment | A murderous experiment which looked at the progression of syphilis. Subjects were told that they were being treated, while in fact treatment was denied them. Exposed after 40 years by a whistleblower who went to the press. | |
| The Nazi atom bomb programme | ||
| WW2 | The second world war. | |
| "The Holocaust" | In its capitalised form 'The Holocaust' has become the concensus Western term for the treatment of the Jewish populations of Germany and German occupied territories through the period of the second world war (1939-45). Its use in this format stems from about the mid-1960's (i.e. more than 20 years after the events it claims to define). It does not appear in histories or documents before that time. | |
| Operation Reinhard | ||
| Manhattan Project | A top secret project to develop nuclear weapons for use in WW2 | |
| Soldatensender Calais | British black propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Enterprise Institute |  | Lobby Think tank | The Godfather of Washington neo-conservative lobby groups |
| Central Bank of Ireland |  |
==Quotations==
Deaths
| Title | Born | Died | Place of death | Cause of death | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanos Veremis | 1943 | Academic | |||
| Carlo Tresca | 9 March 1879 | 11 January 1943 | New York U.S. | Gunshot | Editor |
| Frank Polk | 13 September 1871 | 7 February 1943 | New York U.S. | Lawyer | |
| Beatrice Webb | 22 January 1858 | 30 April 1943 | Hampshire Liphook England | Activist Sociologist | |
| Kermit Roosevelt Sr. | 10 October 1889 | 4 June 1943 | Alaska Fort Richardson | Author Soldier Businessperson | |
| Josiah Wedgwood IV | 16 March 1872 | 26 July 1943 | Politician | ||
| Reginald Hall | 28 June 1870 | 22 October 1943 | Spook Mariner | ||
| George N. Peek | 19 November 1873 | 17 December 1943 | California Rancho Santa Fe U.S. | Economist Civil servant Business executive |
Births
