1946

1946 — Korea: January. Cho Man-sik, Kim's main rival for leadership in the North, is removed from office and placed under house arrest by the Soviets / China: Chinese Civil War / Japan: January — Just five months after his arrival in Japan, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur orders the Japanese government to expel all militarists from positions of power. The dis…

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Korea	ChinaTaiwan 1912–1949	JapanShōwa era 1926–1989	United StatesUnited States 1776–
January. Cho Man-sik, Kim's main rival for leadership in the North, is removed from office and placed under house arrest by the Soviets. 1946 South Korean legislative election February. The Provisional People's Committee of North Korea is established, and Kim Il Sung is made its chairman. While it supposedly represents all political groups in the North, it is dominated by the Soviet-backed Communist Party. 3월 20일 제1차 미소공동위원회 개최KO 2월 8일 북조선임시인민위원회 창설KO 1월 15일 남조선국방경비대 창설KO 6월 3일 이승만이 정읍발언을 함KO July. North Korea creates its first film: Our Construction. 1944Starting in 1944, Japan started the conscription of Koreans into the armed forces. 1944징병제, 여자 정신 근로령 제정 1945Yalta Conference 194517 August. The Seishin Operation is fought between the Soviet Union and Japan, with the Soviets winning. 1945August. Soviet troops begin their first military operation in Korea, and land in Unggi County (later renamed Sonbong-guyok). Chŏng Sangjin is the only ethnic Korean among the Soviet troops there. 1945September. Before both trusteeships are well-established, Lyuh Woon-hyung establishes an independent People's Republic of Korea that incorporates both left- and right-leaning politicians. However, its activities are quickly suppressed and it never gains recognition from either the USSR or US. 1945August. The General Order No. 1, drafted by the United States, specified the division of Korea at the 38th parallel. Stalin did not object to the terms. 1945October. The League of Koreans in Japan is established. 1945July. The Bumingwan bombing incident [ja] occurs at the building Bumingwan in Seoul. 1945(before liberation) 19458월 15일 일제 패망으로 광복, 조선인민공화국 수립, 군정청 설치 1945(after liberation) 1945September. Kim Il Sung returns to the Korean peninsula with the Soviets. 1947November. The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 112, which creates the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea. The Soviets dispute the authority of the commission and ignore it. 1947July. Lyuh Woon-hyung, whom some Americans had been eyeing as a more moderate alternative candidate for leadership in the South, is assassinated by a member of the far-right terrorist group the White Shirts Society. 19472월 북조선인민위원회 창설 19475월 21일 제2차 미소공동위원회 개최 1948Jeju uprising 1948November. The South Korean National Assembly passes the National Security Law. The law has been consistently criticized for its broad scope and historical use by South Korean dictatorships to quash political resistance. 19487월 17일 대한민국 헌법이 공포됨 19489월 9일 조선민주주의인민공화국 정부 수립 19485월 10일 남한 총선거 19488월 15일 대한민국 정부 수립 1948May. Despite significant controversy, elections for the National Assembly are held in South Korea, and Syngman Rhee becomes its chair. 194810월 19일 여수·순천 사건 일어남	Chinese Civil War Battle of Siping Battle of Kalgan 1946 Hsinhua earthquake 1月5日承认外蒙古独立。第二次國共內戰起。詩人聞一多被殺。《中華民國憲法》通過。《中美友好通商航海条约》签订。ZH 1944Ili Rebellion 1944Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou 1944Battle of Mount Song 1944Battle of Hengyang 1944Battle of Central Henan 1944豫湘桂會戰。盟軍轟炸機首次從成都起飛轟炸日本本土及日軍佔領區，共1614架次。11月10日汪精卫逝。 1944May — Battle of Changsha: The Japanese army launched a general offensive against Changsha. 1945September — Surrender of Japan: Japanese forces in China formally surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek. 1945June — The United Nations Charter establishing the United Nations (UN) was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center by fifty nations including China. 1945August — Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: As many as eighty thousand Japanese, largely civilians, were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by a United States aircraft. 1945Gegenmiao massacre 1945October — Surrender of Japan: China regains control of Taiwan from Japan and was proclaimed as Retrocession Day. Chen Yi of the Kuomintang was appointed Chief Executive. 1945中共七大召開，毛澤東當選中國共產黨中央委員會主席。苏联武装军事占领滿洲地区。國軍陸軍總司令何應欽將軍代表同盟國在南京市接受日軍投降，抗日戰爭結束。因受降接收问题发生国共冲突，國共和談後簽訂雙十協定。中華民國國民政府根据中蘇友好同盟條約，宣布承認外蒙古獨立，并隨後表示支持蒙古人民共和國加入聯合國。昆明五华山事件。 1945Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China 1947Constitution of the Republic of China 1947Zhengtai Campaign 1947February — February 28 Incident: Nationalist forces violently suppressed an anti-government protest in Taiwan Province. 1947《中華民國憲法》公布，正式施行憲政。国民革命军实行軍隊國家化，改称中華民國國軍。北塔山事件。鲁南战役。中华民国国军攻入延安。臺灣發生二二八事件。 1948Siege of Changchun 1948Battle of Jinzhou 1948Battle of Jinan 19481948 Litang earthquake 1948November — Liaoshen Campaign: The last ROC garrison in Manchuria, in Yingkou, retreated in the face of a PLA advance. 1948蔣中正當選行憲後第一任中華民國總統，國民政府改组成立中華民國政府。金圓券風暴。上海《观察》杂志被查封。中国人民解放军通过三大战役（三大会战）重创中华民国国军，国共双方军事实力反转。 1948December — Huaihai Campaign: The PLA encircled an ROC army in Xuzhou.	January — Just five months after his arrival in Japan, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur orders the Japanese government to expel all militarists from positions of power. The disbandment of all ultra-nationalist organizations is also demanded. November — Constitution of Japan is promulgated. May — Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, the predecessor of Sony, is founded. May — In the controversial International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the prosecution began of Japanese military leaders for war crimes. May — Shigeru Yoshida receives Imperial Order to form a cabinet. April — Sazae-san is first published. June — Emperor Hirohito submits a revision of the Imperial Constitution to the National Diet. Japanese economic miracle begins. May — Yoshida's cabinet is announced. March — Kose Cosmetics is founded in Oji region, Tokyo, as predecessor name was Kobayashi Kose Cosmetics. August — Keidanren is established. January — During the New Year's Day, Emperor Shōwa renounces his divinity, known in Japanese as the Human Declaration. 1944Battle of the Philippine Sea 19441944 Tōnankai earthquake 1944Formosa Air Battle 1944to 16 June — Bombing of Yawata begins in Kyoto Prefecture. 1944July to 10 August — Second Battle of Guam begins. 1944June to 9 July — Battle of Saipan begins in the Mariana Islands. 1944Battle of Pearl Ridge 1945Battle of Iwo Jima 1945Battle of Okinawa 1945August — Surrender of JapanLast Allied bombing of Japan takes place in Odawara and Tsuchizaki.Emperor Hirohito declares Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration following the surrender of Japan at the end of war. 1945月同盟国ドイツが連合国に降伏。 1945Soviet–Japanese War 1945Soviet invasion of Manchuria 1945月連合国がポツダム宣言発表。 1945月3日ソビエト連邦が北方領土占領。 1945月選挙法改正により女性参政権が確立。日本共産党の合法化。 1945Kyūjō incident 1945Bombing of Tokyo 1945Chichijima incident 1945Battle of Shumshu 1945月米軍が沖縄本島に上陸 19451945 Mikawa earthquake 1945Attack on Yokosuka 1945月米軍が慶良間諸島に上陸し、沖縄戦開始。 1945Atomic bombing of Nagasaki 1945Atomic bombing of Hiroshima 1945Battle of Mutanchiang 1945月14日ポツダム宣言受諾。 1945月10日ポツダム宣言受諾の決定。 1945Soviet assault on Maoka 1945미즈호 학살 사건 1945가미시스카 학살 사건 1945Soviet assault on Toro 1945月財閥解体指令。日本社会党結成。 1945February — U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima. 1945March — American Armed Forces win the Battle of Iwo Jima, defeating the last remaining troops led by Tadamichi Kuribayashi. 1945and 9 August — Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the final period of World War II. 1945March and 24 May — Two Bombings of Tokyo begins. 1945月2日降伏文書調印。 1947August — Supreme Court of Japan is established. 1947May — The Constitution of Japan goes into the effect. This country will start the transition from the Empire of Japan to the State of Japan (Nihon Koku, 日本国) with a Liberal Democracy. The Article 9 turned Japan into a pacifist country without a military, known as East Asia or Asia-Pacific country. 1947March — Sekisui Chemical is founded. 19481948 Fukui earthquake 1948Hanshin Education Incident	Battle of Athens 1946 California's 12th congressional district election Benjamin Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care published United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946 Employment Act Philippines regain independence from the U.S. President's Committee on Civil Rights 1944June 6, 1944 – D-Day. Operation Overlord begins. 1944Battle of Monte Cassino 1944Battle of Peleliu 1944Dumbarton Oaks Conference 1944Battle of Saipan 1944Battle of Guam 1944Battle of Tinian 1944Battle of Leyte 1944Battle of Eniwetok 1944G.I. Bill 1944Port Chicago disaster 1944U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt reelection for a fourth term, becomes the only U.S. president elected four times. Harry S. Truman is elected vice president 19441944 Cornwall–Massena earthquake 1944Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands 1944January 20, 1945 – President Roosevelt begins fourth term; Truman becomes the 34th vice president 1945Battle of Iwo Jima 1945Battle of Okinawa 1945August 15, 1945 – Surrender of Japan (formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war) 1945United Nations Conference on International Organization 1945August 6 and 9, 1945 – Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie opens in New York 1945Jungholzhausen massacre 19451945 Utah prisoner of war massacre 1945May 8, 1945 – Germany surrenders, end of World War II in Europe 1945due to inflation and working conditions, nationwide labor strikes begin. 19451949 – Nuremberg Trials and Subsequent Nuremberg Trials 1945April 12, 1945 – President Roosevelt dies, Vice President Truman becomes the 33rd US president 1945Carousel opens on Broadway 1947General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947Marshall Plan drafted 1947National Security Act of 1947 1947Truman Doctrine establishes "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures" 1947Jackson Pollock begins painting his most famous series of paintings called the drip paintings in Easthampton, New York 1947First broadcast of Meet the Press 1947Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in baseball 1947Presidential Succession Act 1947Studebaker becomes the first automobile manufacturer to introduce a "post-war" model; most automakers wait until 1948 or 1949 1947World Series is broadcast live on television for the first time 1947Taft Hartley Act 1947Polaroid camera invented 1947U.F.O. crash at Roswell, New Mexico 1948Berlin Blockade 1948U.S. presidential election, 1948: Harry S. Truman is elected president for a full term, Alben W. Barkley is elected vice president 1948Organization of American States: Alliance of North America and South America 1948Alger Hiss Case 19481948 Republican National Convention 1948The Texaco Star Theater, starring Milton Berle, becomes the first major successful U.S. television program; The Toast of the Town also debuts 1948Truman desegregates armed forces 1948Selective Service Act of 1948: Passed after first such act expired 1948January 20, 1949 – President Truman begins full term, Barkley becomes the 35th vice president

Korea

ChinaTaiwan 1912–1949

JapanShōwa era 1926–1989

United StatesUnited States 1776–

January. Cho Man-sik, Kim's main rival for leadership in the North, is removed from office and placed under house arrest by the Soviets.
1946 South Korean legislative election
February. The Provisional People's Committee of North Korea is established, and Kim Il Sung is made its chairman. While it supposedly represents all political groups in the North, it is dominated by the Soviet-backed Communist Party.
3월 20일 제1차 미소공동위원회 개최KO
2월 8일 북조선임시인민위원회 창설KO
1월 15일 남조선국방경비대 창설KO
6월 3일 이승만이 정읍발언을 함KO
July. North Korea creates its first film: Our Construction.

1944Starting in 1944, Japan started the conscription of Koreans into the armed forces.
1944징병제, 여자 정신 근로령 제정
1945Yalta Conference
194517 August. The Seishin Operation is fought between the Soviet Union and Japan, with the Soviets winning.
1945August. Soviet troops begin their first military operation in Korea, and land in Unggi County (later renamed Sonbong-guyok). Chŏng Sangjin is the only ethnic Korean among the Soviet troops there.
1945September. Before both trusteeships are well-established, Lyuh Woon-hyung establishes an independent People's Republic of Korea that incorporates both left- and right-leaning politicians. However, its activities are quickly suppressed and it never gains recognition from either the USSR or US.
1945August. The General Order No. 1, drafted by the United States, specified the division of Korea at the 38th parallel. Stalin did not object to the terms.
1945October. The League of Koreans in Japan is established.
1945July. The Bumingwan bombing incident [ja] occurs at the building Bumingwan in Seoul.
1945(before liberation)
19458월 15일 일제 패망으로 광복, 조선인민공화국 수립, 군정청 설치
1945(after liberation)
1945September. Kim Il Sung returns to the Korean peninsula with the Soviets.
1947November. The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 112, which creates the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea. The Soviets dispute the authority of the commission and ignore it.
1947July. Lyuh Woon-hyung, whom some Americans had been eyeing as a more moderate alternative candidate for leadership in the South, is assassinated by a member of the far-right terrorist group the White Shirts Society.
19472월 북조선인민위원회 창설
19475월 21일 제2차 미소공동위원회 개최
1948Jeju uprising
1948November. The South Korean National Assembly passes the National Security Law. The law has been consistently criticized for its broad scope and historical use by South Korean dictatorships to quash political resistance.
19487월 17일 대한민국 헌법이 공포됨
19489월 9일 조선민주주의인민공화국 정부 수립
19485월 10일 남한 총선거
19488월 15일 대한민국 정부 수립
1948May. Despite significant controversy, elections for the National Assembly are held in South Korea, and Syngman Rhee becomes its chair.
194810월 19일 여수·순천 사건 일어남

Chinese Civil War
Battle of Siping
Battle of Kalgan
1946 Hsinhua earthquake
1月5日承认外蒙古独立。第二次國共內戰起。詩人聞一多被殺。《中華民國憲法》通過。《中美友好通商航海条约》签订。ZH

1944Ili Rebellion
1944Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou
1944Battle of Mount Song
1944Battle of Hengyang
1944Battle of Central Henan
1944豫湘桂會戰。盟軍轟炸機首次從成都起飛轟炸日本本土及日軍佔領區，共1614架次。11月10日汪精卫逝。
1944May — Battle of Changsha: The Japanese army launched a general offensive against Changsha.
1945September — Surrender of Japan: Japanese forces in China formally surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek.
1945June — The United Nations Charter establishing the United Nations (UN) was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center by fifty nations including China.
1945August — Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: As many as eighty thousand Japanese, largely civilians, were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by a United States aircraft.
1945Gegenmiao massacre
1945October — Surrender of Japan: China regains control of Taiwan from Japan and was proclaimed as Retrocession Day. Chen Yi of the Kuomintang was appointed Chief Executive.
1945中共七大召開，毛澤東當選中國共產黨中央委員會主席。苏联武装军事占领滿洲地区。國軍陸軍總司令何應欽將軍代表同盟國在南京市接受日軍投降，抗日戰爭結束。因受降接收问题发生国共冲突，國共和談後簽訂雙十協定。中華民國國民政府根据中蘇友好同盟條約，宣布承認外蒙古獨立，并隨後表示支持蒙古人民共和國加入聯合國。昆明五华山事件。
1945Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China
1947Constitution of the Republic of China
1947Zhengtai Campaign
1947February — February 28 Incident: Nationalist forces violently suppressed an anti-government protest in Taiwan Province.
1947《中華民國憲法》公布，正式施行憲政。国民革命军实行軍隊國家化，改称中華民國國軍。北塔山事件。鲁南战役。中华民国国军攻入延安。臺灣發生二二八事件。
1948Siege of Changchun
1948Battle of Jinzhou
1948Battle of Jinan
19481948 Litang earthquake
1948November — Liaoshen Campaign: The last ROC garrison in Manchuria, in Yingkou, retreated in the face of a PLA advance.
1948蔣中正當選行憲後第一任中華民國總統，國民政府改组成立中華民國政府。金圓券風暴。上海《观察》杂志被查封。中国人民解放军通过三大战役（三大会战）重创中华民国国军，国共双方军事实力反转。
1948December — Huaihai Campaign: The PLA encircled an ROC army in Xuzhou.

January — Just five months after his arrival in Japan, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur orders the Japanese government to expel all militarists from positions of power. The disbandment of all ultra-nationalist organizations is also demanded.
November — Constitution of Japan is promulgated.
May — Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, the predecessor of Sony, is founded.
May — In the controversial International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the prosecution began of Japanese military leaders for war crimes.
May — Shigeru Yoshida receives Imperial Order to form a cabinet.
April — Sazae-san is first published.
June — Emperor Hirohito submits a revision of the Imperial Constitution to the National Diet.
Japanese economic miracle begins.
May — Yoshida's cabinet is announced.
March — Kose Cosmetics is founded in Oji region, Tokyo, as predecessor name was Kobayashi Kose Cosmetics.
August — Keidanren is established.
January — During the New Year's Day, Emperor Shōwa renounces his divinity, known in Japanese as the Human Declaration.

1944Battle of the Philippine Sea
19441944 Tōnankai earthquake
1944Formosa Air Battle
1944to 16 June — Bombing of Yawata begins in Kyoto Prefecture.
1944July to 10 August — Second Battle of Guam begins.
1944June to 9 July — Battle of Saipan begins in the Mariana Islands.
1944Battle of Pearl Ridge
1945Battle of Iwo Jima
1945Battle of Okinawa
1945August — Surrender of JapanLast Allied bombing of Japan takes place in Odawara and Tsuchizaki.Emperor Hirohito declares Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration following the surrender of Japan at the end of war.
1945月同盟国ドイツが連合国に降伏。
1945Soviet–Japanese War
1945Soviet invasion of Manchuria
1945月連合国がポツダム宣言発表。
1945月3日ソビエト連邦が北方領土占領。
1945月選挙法改正により女性参政権が確立。日本共産党の合法化。
1945Kyūjō incident
1945Bombing of Tokyo
1945Chichijima incident
1945Battle of Shumshu
1945月米軍が沖縄本島に上陸
19451945 Mikawa earthquake
1945Attack on Yokosuka
1945月米軍が慶良間諸島に上陸し、沖縄戦開始。
1945Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
1945Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
1945Battle of Mutanchiang
1945月14日ポツダム宣言受諾。
1945月10日ポツダム宣言受諾の決定。
1945Soviet assault on Maoka
1945미즈호 학살 사건
1945가미시스카 학살 사건
1945Soviet assault on Toro
1945月財閥解体指令。日本社会党結成。
1945February — U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima.
1945March — American Armed Forces win the Battle of Iwo Jima, defeating the last remaining troops led by Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
1945and 9 August — Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the final period of World War II.
1945March and 24 May — Two Bombings of Tokyo begins.
1945月2日降伏文書調印。
1947August — Supreme Court of Japan is established.
1947May — The Constitution of Japan goes into the effect. This country will start the transition from the Empire of Japan to the State of Japan (Nihon Koku, 日本国) with a Liberal Democracy. The Article 9 turned Japan into a pacifist country without a military, known as East Asia or Asia-Pacific country.
1947March — Sekisui Chemical is founded.
19481948 Fukui earthquake
1948Hanshin Education Incident

Battle of Athens
1946 California's 12th congressional district election
Benjamin Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care published
United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946
Employment Act
Philippines regain independence from the U.S.
President's Committee on Civil Rights

1944June 6, 1944 – D-Day. Operation Overlord begins.
1944Battle of Monte Cassino
1944Battle of Peleliu
1944Dumbarton Oaks Conference
1944Battle of Saipan
1944Battle of Guam
1944Battle of Tinian
1944Battle of Leyte
1944Battle of Eniwetok
1944G.I. Bill
1944Port Chicago disaster
1944U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt reelection for a fourth term, becomes the only U.S. president elected four times. Harry S. Truman is elected vice president
19441944 Cornwall–Massena earthquake
1944Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands
1944January 20, 1945 – President Roosevelt begins fourth term; Truman becomes the 34th vice president
1945Battle of Iwo Jima
1945Battle of Okinawa
1945August 15, 1945 – Surrender of Japan (formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war)
1945United Nations Conference on International Organization
1945August 6 and 9, 1945 – Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie opens in New York
1945Jungholzhausen massacre
19451945 Utah prisoner of war massacre
1945May 8, 1945 – Germany surrenders, end of World War II in Europe
1945due to inflation and working conditions, nationwide labor strikes begin.
19451949 – Nuremberg Trials and Subsequent Nuremberg Trials
1945April 12, 1945 – President Roosevelt dies, Vice President Truman becomes the 33rd US president
1945Carousel opens on Broadway
1947General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1947Marshall Plan drafted
1947National Security Act of 1947
1947Truman Doctrine establishes "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures"
1947Jackson Pollock begins painting his most famous series of paintings called the drip paintings in Easthampton, New York
1947First broadcast of Meet the Press
1947Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in baseball
1947Presidential Succession Act
1947Studebaker becomes the first automobile manufacturer to introduce a "post-war" model; most automakers wait until 1948 or 1949
1947World Series is broadcast live on television for the first time
1947Taft Hartley Act
1947Polaroid camera invented
1947U.F.O. crash at Roswell, New Mexico
1948Berlin Blockade
1948U.S. presidential election, 1948: Harry S. Truman is elected president for a full term, Alben W. Barkley is elected vice president
1948Organization of American States: Alliance of North America and South America
1948Alger Hiss Case
19481948 Republican National Convention
1948The Texaco Star Theater, starring Milton Berle, becomes the first major successful U.S. television program; The Toast of the Town also debuts
1948Truman desegregates armed forces
1948Selective Service Act of 1948: Passed after first such act expired
1948January 20, 1949 – President Truman begins full term, Barkley becomes the 35th vice president