League of Nations Dissolves, Power Transfers to United Nations – April 20, 1946
Date: April 20, 1946
Date: April 20, 1946
Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. Date: May 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Aleutian Islands Earthquake and Hawaiian Tsunami, April 1, 1946Alcatraz Riot Ends, Five Killed May 4, 1946Last French…
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa. Date: June 18, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946MacArthur Establishes Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, January 19,…
The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. Date: January 25, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Estonian Schoolgirls Destroy Soviet Memorial, May 8, 1946Japan Constitution Adopted by Emperorβs Assent, November 3,…
The U.S. Weather Bureau records that a tornado which struck Timber Lake, South Dakota was 4 miles (6.4Β km), among the widest tornadoes on record. Date: April 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946MacArthur…
African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the civil rights movement and partially inspires Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil. Date: February 12, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). Date: January 31, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946UNICEF…