Kolkata Mass Riots Begin, 4,000 Killed in 72 Hours – August 16, 1946

First flight of the nuclear capable Convair B-36, heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft at the time. Date: August 8, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress Founded in Secunderabad, August 16,…

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 → 📅…

The U.S. Weather Bureau records that a tornado which struck Timber Lake, South Dakota was 4 miles (6.4 km), among the widest tornadoes on record. Date: April 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Manuel…

Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina. Date: February 24, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Ho Chi…

Cold War: Winston Churchill delivers his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College, Missouri. Date: March 5, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Soviet Troops End Occupation of Bornholm, April 5, 1946Creation of Central…