Historical Events In 1946
May 24 Transjordan (now known as Jordan) becomes a kingdom, with King Abdulla Ibn Ul-Hussein as the new monarch on this day in history.
May 25 On this day in history abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan
May 17 President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike on this day in history.
May 13 On this day in history sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey
May 26 Patent filed in US for H-Bomb on this day in history.
May 14 On this day in history the House of Commons passes the Canadian Citizenship Act; first nationality statute in Canada to define its people as Canadians
May 26 Klement Gottwald becomes premier of Czechoslovakia on this day in history.
May 02 Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die on this day in history.
May 03 On this day in history international military tribunal in Tokyo begins
May 07 William H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands on this day in history.
May 10 On this day in history umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy
May 01 Mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year" on this day in history.
May 25 On this day in history jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day)
May 08 On this day in history the birth of Candice Bergen, American actress
May 29 On this day in history kVP wins Provincial National election in Netherlands
May 16 The Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun opens on this day in history.
May 19 On this day in history dutch Cooperation for Sexual Reform (NVSH) forms in Amsterdam
May 13 On this day in history winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam
May 11 The first packages from the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, or CARE, arrive in Europe at Le Havre, France on this day in history.
May 09 On this day in history king Victor Emmanuel II of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto
May 01 Fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander on this day in history.
May 17 KVP Labor/Communists win first post-WW2 Dutch parliamentary elections on this day in history.
May 13 On this day in history uS convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death
May 30 United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (New York) 42 die on this day in history.
May 20 The birth of Cher, American actress on this day in history.
Jan 11 On this day in history enver Hoxha declares People's Republic of Albania with himself dictator
Jan 23 Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes first director of CIA on this day in history.
Jan 06 On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum
Jan 01 On this day in history national Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic
Jan 01 ENIAC, US first computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert on this day in history.
Jan 05 On this day in history the birth of Dianne Keaton, American film actress
Jan 29 The racing schooner Bluenose sinks after striking a reef off Haiti on this day in history.
Jan 06 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum on this day in history.
Jan 07 Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union on this day in history.
Jan 05 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City NY for 417 performances on this day in history.
