1946 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Marilyn Buferd | 1946 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Jordan Country Formation Date | 1946 | Jordan | League of Nations | May 25, 1946 |
| Syria Country Formation Date | 1946 | Syria | League of Nations | April 17, 1946 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Bikini | 1946 | France | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Louis Réard | |
| Carbon-14 dating | 1946 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Willard F. Libby |
| Freeze-Dried Food | 1946 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Earl W. Flosdorf |
| Mobile Telephone | 1946 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Bell Laboratories |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1946 Stanley Cup Winner | 1946 | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Boston Bruins | A. 'Dit 'Clapper | Hockey | Montreal |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| No Award, | 1946 | No Award |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | Belgium | 1946 | First |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| No Competition (World War II) Tour | 1946 | Cycling | No Competition (World War II) |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Little White Horse | 1946 | University of London Press | Elizabeth Goudge |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Orthodox Cathedral | 1946 | Timisoara | Romania | Orthodox Cathedral | 96.0 m | 315 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Best Selling Books of All Time
| Record Name | Language | Year Released | Rank | Author | Sales Volume | Source |
| The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care | English | 1946 | 27 | Dr. Benjamin Spock | 50 million | Wikipedia |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1946 | 1946 | $1.63 | $17.14 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 1946 | 20. | It's a Wonderful Life | American Film Institute |
| The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | 1946 | 37. | The Best Years of Our Lives | American Film Institute |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Kinsella (Iron) | Alberta | Canada | 1946 | Iron | Find | 3.72 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1946 | 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | Boston Red Sox | St. Louis | Boston | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1946 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1946 | Tennis | Yvon Petra | Geoff Brown | 62 64 79 57 64 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Saratoga | United States | Saratoga | 1927 | 1946 | 16 Nov 1927 | 26 Jul 1946 | 3 |
| Ranger | United States | Ranger | 1934 | 1946 | 4 Jun 1934 | 18 Oct 1946 | 4 |
| Independence | United States | Independence | 1943 | 1946 | 14 Jan 1943 | 28 Aug 1946 | 22 |
| Leyte | United States | Leyte | 1946 | 1959 | 11 April 1946 | 15 May 1959 | 32 |
| Kearsarge | United States | Kearsarge | 1946 | 1970 | 2 May 1946 | 15 Jan 1970 | 33 |
| Valley Forge | United States | Valley Forge | 1946 | 1970 | 3 Nov 1946 | 15 Jan 1970 | 45 |
| Philippine Sea | United States | Philippine Sea | 1946 | 1958 | 11 May 1946 | 28 Dec 1958 | 47 |
| Saipan | United States | Saipan | 1946 | 1970 | 14 Jul 1946 | 14 Jan 1970 | 48 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1946) | 1946 | Basketball | NEW YORK | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | NORTH CAROLINA | Ohio State | CALIFORNIA |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1946 | 1946 | United States | 53.76 deg F | 91 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1946-1947 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1946-1947 | 12.36 | -2.77 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1945-1946 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1945-1946 | 11.65 | -3.48 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | 1946 | 7 | 8 |
Database: US Presidents
| Record Name | Birth State | Religion | Political Party | Died | Country | Term Start | Term Finish | Birthdate | Date of Death | Inauguration Age | Age at Death | Number |
| Clinton | Ark. | Baptist | Democrat | Still Living | United States | 1993 | 2001 | 8/19/1946 | 46 | 42 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1946) | 1946 | Chicago Blackhawks | Hockey | NHL | Max Bentley |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| James F. Byrnes | 1946 | James F. Byrnes |
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