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

15/02/2021 · ENIAC was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania on February 15, 1946. Risible though the machine may be by modern standards, ENIAC was a wonder of science and technology, for its time. The press dubbed the thing, a “Giant Brain”. A trajectory taking 20 hours to calculate by humans took 30 seconds.

01/10/2021 · On this day in 1946, Britain owed fully 270% of its GDP, to the US. Still a colonial power in 1946, Great Britain looked to her assets overseas to help settle those debts and hit upon one of the great hare-brained ideas, of the modern era.

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. Fifty-one nations are represented.

List of 1946 significant News Events in History (UNICEF) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Established; War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg; The Mensa society is created ; Bikinis go on sale in Paris; The Start of the Baby boomer years ; Major shortages in jobs and housing for those returning from war

1692. In the Glen Coe highlands of Scotland, thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are murdered by soldiers of the neighboring Campbell clan for not pledging allegiance to William of Orange. Ironically the pledge had been made but not communicated to the clans. The event is remembered as the Massacre of Glencoe.

June 3, 1946 is the 154 th day of the year 1946 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 211 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday. Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 21, 1946 – a Monday.

August 27, 1946: Facts & Myths About This Day. August 27, 1946 is the 239 th day of the year 1946 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday. Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 14, 1946 – a Tuesday.