The Red Army took Feodosia, Evpatoriya and Simferopol in Crimea. The Axis forces of the 17th Army fell back on Sevastopol.
Australian troops took Bogodjim on New Guinea.
The U.S. Army Air Force and RAF raided numerous coast batteries in Normandy.
Operation Overlord had effectively already begun.
Martial law was lifted in Hawaii.
In April 1944, Vogue covered fashions in Texas, Florida and California.