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I can't write an accurate overview based only on "year" as context. To provide a plain-language explanation of what "1942" is and why it matters, I would need additional information about which specific subject, work, or event you're referring to—for example, whether you mean the historical year 1942, a book, film, or other work titled "1942." Could you provide more context?
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- common year starting and ending on Thursday
- Part of
- Gregorian calendar
- Has part
- March 1942
- Followed by
- 1943
- Follows
- 1941
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- P910
- Category:1942
- P793
- World War II
- P7084
Article
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1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.