Date: February 8, 1946
It's a Wonderful Life premieres at the Globe Theatre in New York to mixed reviews. Date: December 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946King Victor Emmanuel III Abdicates; Umberto II Succeeds — May…
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 United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. Date: January 25, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Democratic Republic of Vietnam Introduces Đồng to Replace Piastre, January 31, 1946Transjordan Independence, Hashemite Kingdom…
The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II. Date: September 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Qazi Muhammad Declares Mahabad Republic in Iran…
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 1946International Military Tribunal…
Sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny in Bombay harbour, from where the action spreads throughout the Provinces of British India, involving 78 ships, twenty shore establishments and 20,000 sailors Date: February 18, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This…