(Monday, March 25, 1946, 2:31 p.m. EST) — The United Nations moved to its new interim location today in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, on the campus of Hunter College, part of the City College of New York system. Continue reading UN Security Council holds first meeting on U.S. soil 80 years ago this hour (Mar 25 1946)
Category Archives: 1940s
‘Oh! What It Seemed to Be’ by Frankie Carle and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago today (Mar 16 1946)
(Saturday, March 16, 1946) — “Oh! What It Seemed to Be” by Frankie Carle and His Orchestra (vocal chorus by Marjorie Hughes) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six consecutive weeks (Mar. 16/23/30, Apr. 6/13/20, 1946).
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British PM Attlee backs India’s right to independence 80 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1946)
Video: 'India Independent - Documentary on the Independence Movement'
(Friday, March 15, 1946, 2:30 p.m. GMT) — British Prime Minister Clement Attlee declared in the House of Commons today the government’s intention to grant British India the right to full independence and not merely dominion status. Continue reading British PM Attlee backs India’s right to independence 80 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1946)
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‘Gilda’ premieres in New York City 80 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1946)
Video: 'Gilda' trailer
(Thursday, March 14, 1946, 10:35 a.m. EST) — Gilda, a film noir about a gambler who discovers an old flame in South America, premiered this morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Gilda’ premieres in New York City 80 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1946)
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Churchill visits FDR’s grave for first time 80 years ago today (Mar 12 1946)
(Tuesday, March 12, 1946) — Solemnly and without words, Winston Churchill walked through a century-old hemlock hedge today and into a rose garden where he placed a wreath on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the man who had shared his heaviest burdens during one the supreme periods of history (click here to watch video of Churchill’s visit to FDR’s grave at 2:18:31).
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Auschwitz concentration camp commandant Rudolf Höss arrested in northern Germany 80 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1946)
Video: 'The Rough Arrest Of The Commandant Of Auschwitz'
(Monday, March 11, 1946, approximately 11:00 p.m. Central European Time) — A ten-month manhunt for one of the world’s most wanted war criminals ended tonight when a British Field Security team burst into a farmhouse in the small village of Gottrupel, near the German town of Flensburg, close to the Danish border and dragged Rudolf Höss from his bed. Continue reading Auschwitz concentration camp commandant Rudolf Höss arrested in northern Germany 80 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1946)
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‘Personality’ by Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago today (Mar 9 1946)
(Saturday, March 9, 1946) — “Personality” by by Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (with Paul Weston and his Orchestra) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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France recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state 80 years ago today (Mar 6 1946)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-2) The First Vietnam War (1945-54)' (Mar. 1946 at 1:40)
(Wednesday, March 6, 1946; during War in Vietnam (1945–46)) — Ho Chi Minh signed the Ho–Sainteny agreement today with France which recognized Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union and permitted France to continue stationing troops in North Vietnam until 1951. Continue reading France recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state 80 years ago today (Mar 6 1946)
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Winston Churchill delivers his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech 80 years ago this hour (Mar 5 1946)
Video: 'Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain speech" regarding USSR and Eastern Bloc, at Wes...HD Stock Footage'
(Tuesday, March 5, 1946, around 4:00 p.m. CST) — In what is considered one of the opening volleys of the Cold War, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemned the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe today during a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, declaring “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent, allowing police governments to rule Eastern Europe.” Continue reading Winston Churchill delivers his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech 80 years ago this hour (Mar 5 1946)
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‘Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief’ by Betty Hutton peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago today (Mar 2 1946)
(Saturday, March 2, 1946) — “Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief” by Betty Hutton (with Paul Weston and his Orchestra; recorded June 29, 1945) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief’ by Betty Hutton peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago today (Mar 2 1946)
