First Successful American V-2 Rocket Launch at White Sands Proving Ground, May 10, 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 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, 1946Royal Indian Navy Mutiny Spreads Across British India…

In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot. Date: May 4, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. Date: January 22, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946UN Security Council Holds First Session January 17, 19468.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern…

The Bank of England is nationalized. Date: February 14, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Aleutian Islands Earthquake and Tsunami Kill Dozens in Hawaii, April 1, 1946Truman Proclaims End of World War II Hostilities,…

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 1946First UN General Assembly Meets in Westminster, 51 Nations January 10, 1946Truman…