WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 1946
Find out what all happened January to July 1946

King David Hotel bombing: a Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths. (22. July 1946)

Aleutian Island earthquake: A 8.6 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159, mostly in Hilo. (1. April 1946)

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees. (7. May 1946)

Soviet troops leave the island of Bornholm, Denmark after an 11-month occupation. (5. April 1946)

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 (18. February 1946)

UMNO is created. (11. May 1946)

French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France. (19. March 1946)

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded. (29. March 1946)

The Bank of England is nationalized. (14. February 1946)

Diplomatic relations between Switzerland and the Soviet Union were established. (18. March 1946)

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed. (1. June 1946)

Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. (28. March 1946)

The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published. (8. February 1946)

Naperville train disaster kills 47. (26. April 1946)

The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented. (10. January 1946)

Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. (7. July 1946)

The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in the American football since 1933. (21. March 1946)

World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats. (12. February 1946)

The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. (23. June 1946)

The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France (5. July 1946)