1946 - An apple blossom festival is held in the northwestern US, featuring a parade, and apple blossom queen, and pollination of orchards via crop dusters and explosives.
1946 - Enormous trucks and trailers are used to tow components of the world's biggest airplane to its hangar.
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1946 - Robert Earl Hughes, the world's heaviest man, is seen feeding chickens at his family's farm in rural Illinois. His brothers can share a pair of his overalls with plenty of room left over.
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1946 Written On Banner Man Holding Placard
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BRITAIN - 1940s - British trade is severely impacted by WWII, with military equipment replacing most exports and imports being food for hurt communities (narrated in 1946).
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USA - 1946 - Slow motion is used to show a basketball player receiving a pass and making a set shot in a scrimmage game.
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1946 - FDR's funeral procession drives past mourners down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, and a gun salute goes off at his memorial service.
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USA - 1946 - America's high living standards are made possible by mining and steel industries.
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1946 - A woman picks up brochures from a booth providing information about nursing and the US Children's Bureau.
1946 - In this animated film, Old MacDonald starts his day by striking up a band of animals.
KENTUCKY - 1946 - Assault and his jockey Warren Mehrtens win the Kentucky Derby.
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1946 - Albert Einstein agrees with American scientists who believe that study of the atom should not be used to destructive ends.
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1946 - When Soviet Ambassador Gromyko asks that the UN Security Council postpone Iran's petition to be heard, Secretary Byrnes insists the Iranian ambassador has a right to protest.
1946 - President Truman gives a speech explaining that rent and some production materials will need to remain price controlled after WWII, to help invest in a more prosperous future for all Americans.
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1946 - A newspaper delivery strike cripples New York City but people phone the switchboard for information anyway.
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1946 - Men and women of different races who work for the US Children's Bureau type and file brochures about adoption for the US Children's Bureau.
1946 - An American audience listens attentively to a conference on atomic power.
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HIROSHIMA - 1946 - Boys in war-torn Hiroshima, Japan use a rail spike to pry tile loose from debris, while men load corrugated sheet metal scrap onto a truck for salvaging.
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1946 - Volunteers stuff envelopes with information about atomic research by the Federation of American Scientists.
1946 - In a banquet speech, a scientist gets a laugh by saying that if they can all survive the next 10-15 years then they won't have to worry about atomic weapons.
LOS ANGELES - 1946 - Street scenes of Los Angeles at night pass buses, stores, and a movie theater showing "Gilda."
1946 - Spectators arrive at Churchill Downs to watch the Kentucky Derby on a track rated slow.
1946 - The National Committee on Atomic Information sends out fundraising letters cosigned by Albert Einstein.
1946 - DDT is sprayed and gatherings of young children are prohibited in San Antonio, Texas in response to a polio outbreak.
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USA - 1946 - The captain of a Merchant Marine ship explains to two of his men why their work is so important and what they learned from the war.
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LONDON - 1946 - Civil servants work in a colonial office in London, managing communication and other affairs for colonies of the British Empire.
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CAMBRIDGE - 1946 - Yale and Harvard battle fiercely at Soldiers Field. After Yales victory, fans storm the field and a brawl erupts.
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USA - 1946 - The Nat King Cole Trio concludes a performance of "Got A Penny, Benny."
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1946 - US Army recruits do various workout routines, and West Point's Army Black Knights play a football game.
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1946 - UN Secretary General Trygve Lie and Russian ambassador Andrei Gromyko are among those present at Hyde Park when Eleanor Roosevelt dedicates the estate as a historic site.
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1946 - A man enters the headquarters of the US Children's Bureau in Washington DC.
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1946 - Moune de Rivel sings and plays the piano for an American talent agent, who admires her skill but says she's too corny for Americans.
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1946 - Prices are listed on the drink menu at the El Morocco nightclub.
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1946 - A physicist speaks on the danger of an arms race between America and Russia.
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1946 - J. Robert Oppenheimer is assured that none will regret the work of the Manhattan Project.
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1946 - Physicists use special equipment to safely view an atomic bomb blast, then shake hands.
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1946 - Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson receives a visit from a representative of the National Committee on Atomic Information.
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1946 - A member of the Federation of American Scientists and the national Committee on Atomic Information begs Albert Einstein to cosign a letter urging for the study of atoms to be used for mankind's progress, not destruction.
LOS ANGELES - 1946 - Street scenes of Los Angeles at night pass by hotels, furriers and other businesses.
1946 - Bare trees are seen standing amidst the rubble of buildings in postwar Hiroshima.
1946 - In this Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animated film, Humpty Dumpty's story is shared by Mother Goose.
1946 - In this animated film, a dog and cat sing about their friendship while guarding a kitchen with shotguns.
1946 - In this adaptation of The Night Before Christmas, the wintry exterior and cozy interior of a home are shown and animated sugarplums dance over the heads of sleeping children.
1946 - In this Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animated film, Little Miss Muffet eats curd and whey until she is scared away by a spider.
1946 - In this Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animated film, the Queen of Hearts prepares baking some tarts.
1946 - In this Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animated film, Mother Goose uses a magic wand to conjure up a film projector, aiming it at a large book.