WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1946
Find out what all happened March to November 1946

Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled. (2. June 1946)

Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. (3. April 1946)

Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. (7. July 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 Interim Government of India is formed with Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister. (2. September 1946)

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

The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City. (23. October 1946)

United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany. (6. September 1946)

Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors. (8. April 1946)

At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team. (25. July 1946)

The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations. (20. April 1946)

Formation of the Malayan Union. (1. April 1946)

A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space. (24. October 1946)

Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement. (29. April 1946)

Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. (3. August 1946)

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

Syria obtains its Independence from the French occupation. (17. April 1946)

The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir. (25. May 1946)

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

The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. (19. September 1946)

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