Constituent Assembly of India First Meets to Draft Constitution, December 9, 1946

Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him. Date: January 3, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in…

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…

The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan. Date: March 22, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Enver Hoxha Declares People’s Republic of Albania, January 11, 1946Panagiotis Poulitsas Appointed Prime Minister of Greece Amid…

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground. Date: May 10, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Disastrous South-Central U.S. Tornado Outbreak Kills 41, Injures 412 – January 4,…

Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. Date: March 28, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Italy Becomes a…

French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France. Date: March 19, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19461946 Vancouver Island Earthquake Strikes British Columbia, Canada June 23, 1946Acheson–Lilienthal Report Released on…