World War II Day by Day

The Daily Chronicles of World War II presents stories and historical information on the anniversary of the date they occurred. Consequently, our site changes every day as we probe into the intricate details of the events of World War II. We’d like to encourage you to bookmark our site and return daily for these important episodes that still impact our world some 80 years after they happened. For your convenience, we present the last seven days so you can catch up if you happen to miss a day. But after seven days, our stories are archived and they will not be presented again for several years.

All stories run from midnight to midnight Eastern Standard Time (on the East Coast of the United States) and they remain on the home page for only twenty-four hours.

TODAY

• WHITE ROSE SIBLINGS PUT TO DEATH February 22, 2026
• U.S. POUNDS NUREMBERG IN FOLLOW-UP RAID February 21, 2026
• “BIG WEEK” KICKS OFF IN SKIES OVER GERMANY February 20, 2026
• JAPANESE ON U.S. WEST COAST TO BE FORCIBLY RELOCATED February 19, 2026
• JAPAN CREATES CHINESE PUPPET STATE February 18, 2026
• JAPANESE TRUK TARGET OF NAVY AIR/SEA ATTACK February 17, 2026
• 2ND MARINE RAIDER BATTALION ACTIVATED February 16, 2026
• Jouer sur mobile à Evolve Casino : conseils pour une expérience optimale February 15, 2026