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1943 in the British Virgin Islands
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February
23 February 1943 - HMS Rhexenor was torpedoed by a German submarine and 16 sailors were rescued in Jost van Dyke, one of the British Virgin Islands.Family of UK sailor rescued on JvD in 1943 visits to show gratitude https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/family-of-uk-sailor-rescued-on-jvd-in-1943-visits-to-show-gratitude live Virgin Islands News Online
May
thumb|right|250px|Commemorative plaque celebrating the opening of the first secondary school.
3 May 1943 - First ever secondary school and library are opened in the Territory by Thomas Dixon Green, the inaugural principal.Lewis-Ambrose Dana https://books.google.com/books?id=588wBwAAQBAJ Moving from Infancy to Young Adulthood: A Contemporary Review of the Development of the Virgin Islands 2013-07-16 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 978-1-4438-5010-0 25 en
August
17 August - the St. Thomas Labor Industrial Association is formed by a group of skilled and unskilled workmen.Lisowski Joseph https://books.google.com/books?id=w3hJEAAAQBAJ Environment and Labor in the Caribbean 2021-10-20 Routledge 978-1-000-66094-4 131 en
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