| The World - The Philippines gains independence from the United States.
- 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) are sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, and
3 acquitted in the Nuremberg trials.
- Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech warns of Soviet expansion.
- Juan Perón becomes president of Argentina
The US
President: Harry S Truman
Vice President: none
Population: 141,388,566
Federal spending: $55.23 billion
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
Headlines
- US Atomic Energy Commission is established.
- First automatic electronic digital computer, ENIAC, dedicated at the University of
Pennsylvania.
- Faraway Hill, what many television historians consider to be the first network soap
opera, debuts on the DuMont network.
- US Atomic Energy Commission is formed (Aug. 1). Background: nuclear energy
- Vincent du Vigneaud (US) synthesizes penicillin.
- The US Army makes radar contact with the moon for the first time.
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals d. Boston Red Sox (4-3)
1946 Academy Awards
Best Motion Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)
Best Actor: Fredric March, The Best Years of Our Lives
Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own
Special Awards:
Laurence Olivier for his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in
bringing Henry V to the screen.
And
Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance
in The Best Years of Our Lives.
And
To Ernst Lubitsch for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
And
Claude Jarman, Jr., outstanding child actor of 1946.
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