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• World War II was ongoing, with major battles taking place in Europe and the Pacific.
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• The Battle of Stalingrad began in August 1942 and became one of the turning points in the war.
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• The United States government created the War Production Board to oversee wartime production.
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• The first electronic computer, the Colossus, was operational in Britain for codebreaking.
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• The United States launched Operation Torch in November, an invasion of North Africa.
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• Anne Frank received a diary for her 13th birthday on June 12, 1942.
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• The Battle of Midway occurred in June, marking a significant victory for the United States against Japan.
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• The Holocaust intensified, with mass deportations of Jews to concentration camps beginning in earnest.

• The Philippines were occupied by Japan, and the Bataan Death March took place.
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• British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt held a conference in Casablanca.