Hungary occupied and annexed territories during World War II that it had lost to Yugoslavia in the Treaty of Trianon after World War I. On 11 April 1941, 80,000 Hungarian troops crossed the Yugoslav border to join the German-led Axis invasion. Despite only sporadic resistance, Hungarian troops killed many civilians during the invasion. The Hungarian authorities deported tens of thousands of Serbs from the territories, re-settling Hungarians from other parts of Hungary. Resistance to the occupation began in the latter half of 1941, and in January 1942 the Hungarian military conducted retaliatory raids that killed over 3,300 people, mostly Serbs and Jews. In March 1944, when Hungary began to negotiate with the Allies, Germany invaded and took control of Hungary, including the annexed territories. The remaining Jews were collected and transported to extermination camps, where 85 per cent of those from the occupied territories died. The territories were restored to Yugoslav control as the Germans were pushed out of the region in late 1944 and 1945.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_occupation_of_Yugoslav_territories

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1544:

Italian War of 1542–46: French and Spanish forces fought a massive pitched battle in the Piedmont region of Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ceresole

1814:

The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition, and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and sending him into exile on Elba. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1814)

1913:

The Nevill Ground's pavilion was destroyed in the only suffragette arson attack on a cricket ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Ground

1951:

US President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Truman%27s_relief_of_General_Douglas_MacArthur

1996:

While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven- year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Dubroff

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

livid: 1. (informal) Very angry; furious. 2. Having a dark, bluish appearance. 3. Pallid. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/livid

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

We still proclaim the old ideals of liberty but we cannot voice them without anxiety in our hearts. The question is no longer one of establishing democratic institutions but of preserving them. … The arch enemies of society are those who know better but by indirection, misstatement, understatement, and slander, seek to accomplish their concealed purposes or to gain profit of some sort by misleading the public. The antidote for these poisons must be found in the sincere and courageous efforts of those who would preserve their cherished freedom by a wise and responsible use of it. Freedom of expression gives the essential democratic opportunity, but self-restraint is the essential civic discipline.   --Charles Evans Hughes https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Evans_Hughes