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1946 through 1954

By SN3038
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    1946 through 1954

  • The first meeting of the United Nations is held in London.

    The first meeting of the United Nations is held in London.

  • Pestalozzi Children’s Village is established at Trogen in Switzerland to accommodate and educate orphans of World War II.

    Pestalozzi Children’s Village is established at Trogen in Switzerland to accommodate and educate orphans of World War II.

  • In Paris, France, peace treaties are signed between the World War II Allies and Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Finland.

    In Paris, France, peace treaties are signed between the World War II Allies and Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Finland.

  • The Cold War begins.

    The Cold War begins.

  • UK railways are nationalized to form British Railways.

    UK railways are nationalized to form British Railways.

  • Mohandas Gandhi died.

    Mohandas Gandhi died.

  • Establishment of the defense alliance NATO.

    Establishment of the defense alliance NATO.

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was published.

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was published.

  • Second Red Scare: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.

    Second Red Scare: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.

  • United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that the United Kingdom has an atomic bomb.

    United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that the United Kingdom has an atomic bomb.

  • The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway.

    The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway.

  • Food rationing in Great Britain ends with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II and nearly a decade after the war's end.

    Food rationing in Great Britain ends with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II and nearly a decade after the war's end.