Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from Jul 4, 1946 or search by date, day or keyword. July 4, 1946 – After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States. July 25, 1946 – Operation Crossroads: an atomic bomb is detonated underwater in the lagoon of Bikini atoll. 2:08CC Philippines Independence Proclaimed, July 4, 1946 Initially, the nation's Independence Day holiday (Araw ng Kalayaan) was held on July 4. President Diosdado Macapagal moved it to June 12, the date in 1898 on which Emilio Aguinaldo issued the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain. Philippine Republic Day was created in its place and kept as a holiday under Macapagal, [5 The question, however, is why Filipinos celebrate the 12 June 1898 day of independence and not the 4 July 1946. Interestingly, the changing of Filipino Independence Day from 4 July to 12 June had its history to tell. Following the end of World War II, the United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946, via the Treaty of Manila. [15] July 4 was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until August 4, 1964, when, upon the advice of historians and the urging of nationalists, President Diosdado Macapagal signed into law Republic On July 4, 1946, at precisely 12:00 PM, amidst the tropical humidity and the collective heartbeat of a nation holding its breath, President Manuel L. Quezon declared the Philippines officially free from American colonial rule. At 8:59 am and 45 seconds local time, Operation Crossroads was carried out as a fleet of 73 retired and unmanned ships were destroyed, sunk or damaged by an atomic bomb. The test took place at the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean to observe what a nuclear weapon could do to American warships. August 4 – The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake (magnitude 8.0) hits the northern Dominican Republic, killing 100 and leaving 20,000 homeless. August 7 – The Soviet Union escalates the Turkish Straits crisis through a diplomatic demand to Turkey. MacArthur declared the military campaign on Luzon closed on July 4, 1945, but the bulk of the Japanese ground forces were still intact in the mountains. Fighting continued in Mindanao. And Japan had not yet surrendered. The Philippine Commonwealth government returned with Gen. MacArthur. On July 4, 1946, the Philippines gained full independence from the United States, marking the end of American colonial rule. The Treaty of Manila was signed, officially recognizing the sovereignty of the Republic of the Philippines. The United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946. In accordance with the Philippine Independence Act (more popularly known as the "Tydings–McDuffie Act"), President Harry S. Truman issued Proclamation 2695 of July 4, 1946, officially recognizing the independence of the Philippines. [1] On the same day, representatives of the United States and of the Philippines U.S. Recognition of Philippine Independence, 1946. The United States recognized the Republic of the Philippines as an independent state on July 4, 1946, when President Harry S. Truman did so in a proclamation. The United States and the Philippines signed a treaty on the same date whereby the United States renounced all claims to the Philippines, which had previously been under American The Republic of the Philippines formally achieved its independence from the U.S. on July 4, 1946. Is July 4 a Philippine holiday? July 4 had been an afterthought, opined some, with June 12 the real Filipino act. July 4 became Republic Day, still a national holiday, in 1964. MANILA – On this day and month in 1946, or exactly 75 years ago, the Filipino people got their long-desired independence from the United States of America and since then officially became the Republic of the Philippines or RP. What are the important events that happened on July 4, 1946? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day. The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946. With the signing of the Treaty of The Philippines was the first Southeast Asia country to gain independence after World War II On July, 4, 1946, the U.S. granted the Philippines formal independence. Manual Roxas became president. The independence movement had been going on for some time. Kielce Pogrom Against Jewish Holocaust Survivors On July 4, 1946, a violent antisemitic pogrom occurred in Kielce, Poland, where local residents and some Polish militia attacked Jewish Holocaust survivors, resulting in the brutal murder of 42 Jewish people.
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