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

What happened in 1946 Major News Stories include (UNICEF) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Established, War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, War Crimes Trials held in Tokyo, Mensa created, AT&T announce first car phones, Bikinis go on sale in Paris, United Nations' first meeting, baby boomer years begin.

05/11/2016 · 26 Feb 1946 Two killed and ten wounded in race riot in Columbia, Tennessee, USA. 27 Feb 1946 4th Road film, Road to Utopia premieres (NYC) 28 Feb 1946 Combined Chiefs of Staff reveal that the American, Canadian, and British Governments had experimented with building ice ships during 1942-43.

Jan 14 1946 NFL Draft: Frank Dancewicz from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks; Jan 17 United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting; Jan 20 F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government; Jan 21 "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 16 performances

1946 in Sport Feb 19 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League Nov 11 New York Knicks play their first Basketball Association of American (BAA) home game at Madison Square Garden; lose, 78-68 to Chicago Stags in overtime

The 1946 Windsor-Tecumseh, Ontario tornado on the Detroit River kills 17. Laurence Olivier's Henry V opens in the United States nearly 2 years after its release in England. It is the first Shakespeare film in color, and critics hail it as the finest film of a Shakespeare play ever made.

Events. The Cannes Film Festival debuts in France.; The Best Years of Our Lives debuts, and is immediately recognized as a classic post-War film that accurately—and poignantly—portrays the readjustment families face when loved ones return from battle. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.; Faraway Hill, what many television historians …

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