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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
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(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...
Learn about the significant events, key technology, and popular culture of 1946, such as the creation of UNICEF, UNESCO, and the bikini. Find out how the world recovered from World War II and faced new challenges and opportunities.
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.
Find out what happened in 1946, from the formation of the United Nations to the first V-2 rocket launch. Browse the list of historical events by date and learn about the major political, social, and cultural developments of the year.
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Esta é uma cronologia dos fatos acontecimentos de ano 1946 no Brasil . Incumbentes. Presidente do Brasil - José Linhares (29 de outubro de 1945 - 31 de janeiro de 1946) Presidente do Brasil - Eurico Gaspar Dutra (31 de janeiro de 1946 - 31 de janeiro de 1951) Eventos. 1 de Janeiro: Extinção da Força Expedicionária Brasileira (FEB).
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.
