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 1946 - 1950 (3 years)
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| 1 | 1936 |
- 11 Dec 1936—6 Feb 1952: George VI. Ruler of England 1936-1952. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): 2nd son of George V, Duke of York; married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.HistoricUK
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| 2 | 1943 |
- 20 Feb 1943—1952: The Parícutin volcano begins to erupt in Parícutin, Mexico, marking the first time scientists are able to observe the complete life cycle of a volcano. SDSU SIArchives
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| 3 | 1945 |
- 20 Nov 1945—1 Oct 1946: Nazi officials are put on trial in Nuremburg, Germany.USHMM LoC
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| 4 | 1946 |
- 13 Feb 1946: ENIAC, the first Electrical Numerical Integrator And Calculator, is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Electronics.KurzweilAI AA
- 14 Feb 1946: ENIAC, the first large scale, general purpose, digital computer is announced to the public.UPenn CH
- 22 Feb 1946: Rutgers University Professor Selman A. Waksman announces a second (after penicillin) clinical application of antibiotics - streptomycin against tuberculosis.JC BALLYA
- 8 Mar 1946: The Bell Model 47 becomes the first helicopter to be certified for civilian use.GoogleBooks TW
- 16 May 1946: Jack Mullin gives the first public demonstration of a professional quality tape recorder in the U. S..MoB LATimes
- 6 Jun 1946: The National Basketball Association is founded in New York.NBA NBAHO
- 5 Jul 1946: The world is introduced to the bikini swimsuit.WAPO CR
- 8 Aug 1946: The first true intercontinental bomber, the B-36, makes its first flight.SACM FAS
- 13 Nov 1946: The first man-made snowfall is produced over Mt. Greylock in western Massachusetts.MassMoments NWS
- 11 Dec 1946: UNICEF is founded.UNICEF History.com
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| 5 | 1947 |
- 21 Feb 1947: Edwin Land demonstrates his instant camera and film - the Polaroid.SI ACS
- 16 Apr 1947: The first television zoom lens, the Zoomar lens, is demonstrated by NBC-TV in New York City, allowing close-up and distant camera shots from the same stationary camera, rather than moving the entire camera as had been done previously.TiS BH
- 16 Apr 1947: A French ship loaded with fertilizer explodes, killing almost 600 people in Texas City, Texas.Chron TSHA
- 28 Apr 1947: Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki set sail from Peru on a course for French Polynesia.SIMag K-TBC
- 11 May 1947: The B.F. Goodrich Co. announces the development of the tubeless tire.History.com DA
- 6 Jul 1947: The world's most popular assault rifle, the AK-47, begins production.SN W I R E D
- 7 Jul 1947: The Roswell Incident occurs.Space RAM
- 8 Jul 1947: The U. S. Army Air Force announces that it had captured a flying saucer.AJ W I R E D
- 7 Aug 1947: After 101 days, Thor Heyerdahl completes his voyage with Kon-Tiki.MLP AO
- 18 Sep 1947: The CIA is established through the National Security Act of 1947.HSDL USNA
- 18 Sep 1947: The United States Air Force is established as the Department of the Air Force, a new agency within the Department of Defense.USAF AFHF
- 26 Sep 1947: Personnel from the Army Air Forces are transferred from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Air Force.USAF
- 5 Oct 1947: President Harry Truman makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House.History.com
- 14 Oct 1947: U. S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.USNA Space
- 20 Oct 1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee opens an investigation of communism in Hollywood.N TIME
- 24 Nov 1947: The "Hollywood 10" are charged with contempt by the U. S. Congress.ABAJ CUNY
- 29 Nov 1947: The United Nations votes to partition Palestine.Knesset JCPA
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| 6 | 1948 |
- 21 Jan 1948: The fleur-de-lis flag becomes the official flag of Québec.CBC QC
- 30 Jan 1948: Gandhi is assassinated.History.com BP
- 21 Feb 1948: The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, NASCAR, is incorporated.Hemmings HR
- 7 Apr 1948: The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.WHO AJC
- 14 May 1948: The State of Israel is established.Israel USState
- 3 Jun 1948: The 200 inch Hale Telescope goes into operation at the Palomar Observatory.NPS UC
- 21 Jun 1948: Columbia Records introduces the 12" LP (long playing) record.W I R E D 33Audio
- 30 Jun 1948: Bell Labs holds a press conference to announce their latest invention, the transistor.PBS CHM
- 28 Nov 1948: The first commercial instant camera, Polaroid Land camera Model 95, goes on sale at the Jordan Marsh department store in Boston.Haaretz TDiTH
- 24 Dec 1948: The first completely solar heated house, the Peabody house in Dover, Massachusetts, is ready for occupancy.TiS OTD
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| 7 | 1949 |
- 6 Jan 1949: The first photograph of genes was taken at the University of Southern California by Dr. Daniel Chapin Pease and Dr. Richard Freligh Baker. TiS DE
- 10 Jan 1949: The 45-rpm record, cheaper and more portable than other record formats, is introduced by RCA.W I R E D CNYNews
- 26 Feb 1949—2 Mar 1949: The first non-stop round-the-world flight takes place in a Boeing B-50A, the Lucky Lady II, lasting 94 hours and 1 minute.AFMag PBS
- 4 Apr 1949: NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is founded.USNA Avalon
- 27 Jul 1949: The world's first jet-propelled airliner, the British De Havilland Comet, makes its maiden test-flight in England.AFMag CoF
- 3 Aug 1949: The NBA is born.NBA tPG
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| 8 | 1950 |
- 17 Jan 1950: A group of armed, masked men rob the Brink's depot in Boston, getting away with $2.7 million.FBI NEHS
- 31 Jan 1950: President Truman announces plans for the U. S. to develop the hydrogen bomb.PBS AHF
- 14 Mar 1950: The FBI Ten Most Wanted list makes its debut.FBI CMag
- 19 May 1950: As a munitions barge is being loaded in South Amboy, New Jersey, it explodes, destroying the waterfront and much of the town.Hagley HMdb
- 25 Jun 1950: Korean War: The United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China 1950-1953.PBS USNA
- 24 Jul 1950: Cape Canaveral launches its first rocket.W I R E D CoF
- 24 Sep 1950: Black Sunday occurs when smoke from forest fires in western Canada makes its way east, darkening the skies in the eastern United States and Canada and as far away as western Europe.BLM WR
- 2 Oct 1950: The comic strip Peanuts is first published.TIME GoComics
- 25 Nov 1950—29 Nov 1950: The "Storm of the Century" strikes the eastern U. S..History.com NOAA
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