Date: August 1, 1946
General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals. Date: January 19, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Timber Lake, South Dakota Tornado Among…
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 → 📅…
Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. Date: July 7, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Afghanistan, Iceland, Sweden Join United Nations November 19, 1946Operation Deadlight Ends: 121 Captured U-Boats…
The first general election ever in Vietnam is held. Date: January 6, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Italy Becomes a Republic in Referendum, King Umberto II Exiled, June 2, 1946Jackie Robinson Debuts for…
Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations. Date: November 19, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946UN Security Council Holds First Session January 17, 1946ENIAC Dedicated as First Electronic General-Purpose Computer, February 15,…
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Date: May 5, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…