1946

Events

Dated Events

• Real World: January 10. The United Nations meets for the first time, replacing the League of Nations.

• Real World: January 20. Charles de Gaulle resigns as French president.

• Real World: February 14. ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled.

• Real World: February 24. Juan Peron elected president of Argentina.

• Real World: March 2. Ho Chi Minh becomes president of North Vietnam.

• Real World: March 5. Winston Churchill refers to an "iron curtain" (referring to Soviet expansion of influence).

• Real World: April 29. War crimes trials begin in Japan.

• Real World: July 25. U.S. enacts first underwater atom-bomb test at Bikini Atoll.

Undated Events

• Gargoyles, Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles: Diane Maza is born. (Ask Greg)

New Fictional Works

Notable Films

Beauty and the Beast, Cloak and Dagger, The Devil Bat's Daughter, Dick Tracy versus Cueball, Dressed to Kill, The Face of Marble, The Flying Serpent, Great Expectations, Henry V, Strangler of the Swamp, Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, Terror by Night, The Time of Their Lives.

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