WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1946
Find out what all happened May to December 1946

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

A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. (7. December 1946)

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

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

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

Hungarian hyperinflation sets a record with inflation of 348.46 percent per day, or prices doubling every eleven hours. (10. July 1946)

Start of 3 year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. (1. May 1946)

The United Nations General Assembly votes to establish its headquarters in New York, New York. (14. December 1946)

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

U.S.-backed Iranian troops evict the leadership of the breakaway Republic of Mahabad, putting an end to the Iran crisis of 1946. (15. December 1946)

A fire at a New York City ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement, killing 37 people. (12. December 1946)

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

Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is ordained to the priesthood by Krakow's archbishop, Adam Sapieha. (1. November 1946)

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

Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. (24. September 1946)

Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in 72 hours. (16. August 1946)

The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II. (20. September 1946)

Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied occupied Korea. (1. October 1946)

A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people. (5. June 1946)

Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein. (23. August 1946)