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Historical events from year 1946. Learn about 365 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1946 or search by date or keyword.
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- World - UNICEF Created
- United States - Atomic Energy Act
- Tupperware
- First Cannes Film Festival
- The Eniac
- U.S. Railway Strike
- BBC Television Service Begins Broadcasting Again
(UNICEF) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund established December 11th. More Information for UNICEF The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is created during December . The organization was created by the General Assembly of the U.N. after World War II in an effort to provide help and services to child...
The McMahon Act is signed into law and creates the Atomic Energy Commission. More Information for the Atomic Energy Act The Atomic Energy Act of 1946, also known as the McMahon Act, was signed into law by President Truman during August . The act created the civilian-controlled United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The AEC was used to overse...
Tupperware sold in department and hardware stores. More Information for Tupperware 1. Tupperware is introduced to U.S. consumers . 2. The innovative plastic food containers were developed by Earl Tupper out of a type of plastic that he had created in 1938. 3. Tupperware became a new alternative to storing food that weighed less than glass and was l...
The first Cannes Film Festival takes place in Cannes. More Information for the Cannes Film Festival. The very first Cannes Film Festival is held during the month of September . The international film festival had been originally scheduled to debut in 1939 but was postponed after the outbreak of World War II. Held in the French Riviera in the city o...
The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) is revealed at the University of Pennsylvania. More Information and Timeline for the ENIAC. In February , the first programmable, general-purpose electronic digital computer was introduced at the University of Pennsylvania. It was called ENIAC, which stood for "Electronic Numerical Integrator...
U.S. troops seize control of US railroads during rail unions strike. More Information for the Railway Strike About 250,000 railroad workers went on strike during May . Members of two major unions, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, organized the strike to seek wage increases. The strike left thousands o...
The BBC Television Service begins broadcasting again. More Information for BBC Television The BBC restarted regular television broadcasts during June . The BBC had begun regular television broadcasts during 1936 but when World War II began in 1939 the broadcasts were abruptly ended. They ended the television service during the war due to fears that...
July 21 – An Irgun bomb explodes in Jerusalem, due to secretive talks between Jews and Britain to consolidate the state of Israel. July 22 – King David Hotel bombing: The Irgun bombs the King David Hotel (headquarters of the British civil and military administration) in Jerusalem, killing 90. July 25.
December 5 – President Truman establishes the President's Committee on Civil Rights to investigate the status of civil rights in the United States and propose measures to strengthen and protect the civil rights of American citizens. December 7 – A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119. December 14.
Historical Events for the Year 1946. 3rd January » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him. 10th January » The first United Nations General Assembly or General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London.
What Happened in 1946? MAJOR EVENTS: Winston Churchill warns of an “iron curtain” falling over Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. UN General Assembly meets for the first time; John D. Rockefeller donates money for a UN headquarters in New York.
