Isaac Woodard Beaten by South Carolina Police, Blinded in Both Eyes, February 12, 1946
Date: February 12, 1946
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Date: February 12, 1946
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Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded. Date: May 7, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal Begins, 28 Officials Charged, May 5, 1946UN Security Council Holds First Session, January…
The U.S. Weather Bureau records that a tornado which struck Timber Lake, South Dakota was 4 miles (6.4Β km), among the widest tornadoes on record. Date: April 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Juan…
Greek judge and archeologist Panagiotis Poulitsas is appointed Prime Minister of Greece in the midst of the Greek Civil War. Date: April 4, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946First European Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain…
The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals. Date: January 10, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19461946 Vancouver Island Earthquake…
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 β π …
A referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria. Date: September 8, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Crossroads Able First Postwar Nuclear Weapon Test, July 1, 1946Peopleβs Republic of Korea Dissolved, Provisional Peopleβs Committee Replaces…