WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1946
Find out what all happened April to August 1946

The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy. (1. May 1946)

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

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

Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport (26. July 1946)

The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad. (16. August 1946)

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground. (10. May 1946)

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

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

The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place; two guards and three inmates are killed. (2. May 1946)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is decommissioned. (29. August 1946)

The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven teams. (6. June 1946)

Hungarian hyperinflation sets a record with inflation of 348.46 percent per day, or prices doubling every eleven hours. (10. July 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)

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)

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

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

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

First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle. (8. August 1946)