Cathay Pacific Airways Founded in Hong Kong, September 24, 1946

The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: April 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in…

Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submits to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel before the Continuation War and a copy of Hitler's Barbarossa plan. Date: January 8, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia…

Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Date: April 23, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Council of Europe Founded After Churchill’s Zurich Speech, September 19, 1946Trygve Lie…

Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General. Date: February 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Daegu October Incident in Allied-Occupied Korea, October 1, 1946Winecoff Hotel Fire Kills…

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes. Date: April 29, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…