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The following events occurred in April 1946: ==April 1, 1946 (Monday)== *A tsunami, generated by an 8.6 magnitude earthquake near Alaska, killed 159 people in Hawaii. Waves 25 feet high struck Hilo shortly after local time, and almost five hours after the Alaskan tremor.〔 ("Oceanography: Special Report" ) by Laura Kong, UNESCO.org; "Tidal Wave Death Toll Now 152, Property Loss Totals Millions"''Salt Lake Tribune'', April 3, 1946, p1〕 *Bituminous coal miners walked off the job across the United States, as 400,000 UMWA members went on strike in 26 states.〔 "Coal Tie-Up Grips Nation; Miners Out in 26 States", ''Salt Lake Tribune'', April 1, 1946, p1〕 The miners returned to work after six weeks. *As part of Operation Road's End, the United States Navy destroyed and sank 24 Japanese submarines that had been surrendered at the end of World War II. Twenty-three were blown up with demolition charges. The I-402, which had sunk the USS ''Indianapolis'', was destroyed by shellfire.〔"U.S. Blasts 24 Honorable Subs, Cherry Blossoms to Bottom"''Salt Lake Tribune'', April 2, 1946, p1〕 *The United Kingdom made Singapore a Crown colony, separating the predominantly Chinese population from the rest of the Union of Malaya.〔Lennox A. Mills, ''Southeast Asia: Illusion and Reality in Politics and Economics'' (University of Minnesota Press, 1964) pp53–54〕 *The United States Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari on an appeal from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in ''Chapman v. King, et al.'' 154 F.2d 460 (5th Cir. 1946), which held that African-Americans could not be barred from voting in primary elections in Georgia. At the time, the Democratic Party was the dominant political party in Georgia and other Southern states in the Fifth Circuit, and the winner of the Democratic primary was frequently unopposed in the general election. Primus E. King of Columbus, Georgia, had commenced the suit in 1944, to challenge the practice of allowing political parties to set their own rules concerning who would be allowed to vote in a nominating election. The decision paved the way for allowing Negroes to vote in primary elections in other states.〔("Primus E. King", New Georgia Encyclopedia )〕 *Born: Robert Garwood, U.S. Marine and Vietnam POW, who was convicted in 1981 of collaboration with the enemy; in Greensburg, IN *Died: Noah Beery, Sr., 64, American film actor; and Edward Sheldon, 60, American playwright 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「April 1946」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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