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1946 in Music. Oct 18 Aaron Copland's 3rd Symphony first performance, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Serge Koussevitzky; Dec 11 Hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label; 1946 in Sport. Feb 19 New York Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican Baseball League for a ...
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Jan 14 1946 NFL Draft: Frank Dancewicz from University of...
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The cancelled 1946 FIFA World Cup. Female suffrage is enacted in Romania, Yugoslavia, Argentina and the Canadian province of Quebec. The first female police officers are hired in Korea and Japan. The Chinese Civil War intensifies between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party.
- 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...
April 1 – The 8.6 M w Aleutian Islands earthquake affects Alaska with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( Strong ), causing a destructive basin wide tsunami, leaving 165–173 dead. April 18 – The United States recognizes Josip Broz Tito 's government in Yugoslavia.
View a 1946 calendar. World Events. World Statistics. Population: 4.378 billion. population by decade. Nobel Peace Prize: Emily G. Balch and John R. Mott (US) More World Statistics... First meeting of United Nations General Assembly opens in London (Jan. 10). League of Nations dissolved (April). Italy abolishes monarchy (June).
1947. 1947 Truman Doctrine - (3/12/47) In 1946, Communist guerrillas had begun a civil war against the government of Greece. The Communist government of Yugoslavia gave substantial support to the guerrillas, while the British had provided the Greek government with aid. Eventually, the British informed the United States that Britain could no ...
