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Historical Event(s)
– The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Pig in Chinese astrology.
– The lowest temperature in North America is recorded in Snag, Yukon.
– In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
– First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
– Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano; 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
– Cold War: in an effort to fight the spread of Communism, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine. The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece, each battling an internal Communist movement.
– The “Indian Independence Bill” is presented before British House of Commons, suggesting bifurcation of British India into two sovereign countries – India and Pakistan.
– Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, gives a speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain contentious today.
– The United States Air Force becomes an independent branch of the United States armed forces.
Who Were Born On ?
– Warren Zevon, American musician (d. 2003)
– Derek Shulman, English musician
– Princess Christina of the Netherlands
– Larry Norman, American singer/songwriter (d. 2008)
– Joey Molland, English guitarist (Badfinger)
– Haruomi Hosono, Japanese bassist (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
– Albert Brooks, American comedian
– Stephen Shore, American photographer
– Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian politician
– Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter and writer