Some historical events from 1944: January 1944: The British,
during WW2, launched an attack on Monte Cassino, Italy. The
seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ended after
over two years. Allied forces landed at Anzio, Italy. February
1944: The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax was introduced in Britain.
April 1944: The income tax system 'Pay As You Earn', devised by
Cornelius Gregg, was introduced. May 1944: Hitler gave
permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR. The
Allies captured Monte Cassini, Italy. An assassination attempt
was made on Hitler by his own officers. June 1944: Allied forces
entered the Italian city of Rome. The invasion of Normandy,
D-Day, by allied forces began. The first V1 rocket fell on
England during World War 2. The first flying bomb was dropped on
London, UK. Iceland became an independent republic. July 1944:
The Russian city of Minsk was recaptured from the Germans. A
German officer attempted to assassinate Hitler with a bomb.
American marines captured the western Pa