February 1946

Friday 01:

Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.

Tuesday 12:

Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.

Thursday 14:

ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sunday 24:

Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina.