Timeline July 1946

Events in July 1946 7

• 1874 – 1946 Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) Died 27 July 1946, aged 72 Stein was an American writer and art collector whose Paris salon brought together Picasso, Hemingway, and other leading modernists. Her experimental prose and patronage helped define modernist literature and art in the early twentieth century. She died in France following surgery for stomach cancer.
• 1946 – 1947 Charlie Parker in Camarillo State Hospital Breakdown Six months in hospital — he writes Relaxin' at Camarillo.
• 1946 Wimbledon 1946 — return from war Men: Yvon Petra · Women: Pauline Betz First Wimbledon after World War II. Yvon Petra, a Frenchman who survived the war, won the men's title.
• 1946 Operation Crossroads Nuclear Tests United States detonates atomic bombs at Bikini Atoll The US military conducted two atomic bomb tests, code-named Able and Baker, at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands to study the effects of nuclear weapons on naval vessels. The islanders had been relocated beforehand, beginning a decades-long legacy of contamination. Footage of the mushroom clouds became some of the most widely circulated images of the atomic age.
• 1946 Philippines Gains Independence from the United States Manila becomes capital of a sovereign republic The United States formally relinquished sovereignty over the Philippines, granting full independence after nearly five decades of American colonial rule. Manuel Roxas became the first president of the new republic. The date was chosen to coincide with American Independence Day.
• 1946 Bikini Swimsuit Debuts in Paris Designer Louis Reard unveils a daringly small two-piece French designer Louis Reard introduced the bikini at a poolside fashion show in Paris, naming it after the Bikini Atoll nuclear test site to suggest its explosive effect. The garment was considered so scandalous that Reard had to hire a nude dancer to model it, and it took years to gain widespread acceptance.
• 1946 – present George W. Bush 43rd President — 9/11, War on Terror George W. Bush (born Jul 6, 1946) was the 43rd President 2001-2009. He led the US response to the September 11 attacks, launching wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and established the Department of Homeland Security.