Howard Hughes XF-11 Crash in Beverly Hills, July 7, 1946
Date: July 7, 1946
Date: July 7, 1946
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 → 📅…
Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. Date: April 3, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park Stadium Disaster Kills 33, Injures…
The UN Security Council holds its first session. Date: January 17, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Aleutian Islands Earthquake and Tsunami Kill Dozens in Hawaii, April 1, 1946Revised Standard Version New Testament Published…
The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented. Date: January 10, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Tel Aviv and Jaffa Postal Workers…
The State of North Borneo, now Sabah, Malaysia, is annexed by the United Kingdom. Date: July 15, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Manuel Roxas Elected Last Commonwealth President of the Philippines, April 23,…
World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats. Date: February 12, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Zhdanov Submits Buschenhagen Report on Finnish-German Contacts, January 8, 1946Disastrous South-Central U.S….