Lex Anteinternet: Monday, May 20, 1946. Air disaster in Manhattan, War in Iran, Nationalization of Coal in the UK.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Monday, May 20, 1946. Air disaster in Manhattan, War in Iran, Nationalization of Coal in the UK.

The House of Commons voted to nationalize the British coal industry. The House of Lords would follow and Royal Assent would be received on July l2.

C-45. By LanceBarber at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Liftarn using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12001474

A C-45 crashed into the 58th floor of the Bank of Manhattan building killing all five passengers but nobody else, given that it occurred at 8:00 p.m.

Things were not going well in Iran.

We've dealt with this a bit already, but this event was caused by Soviet support for Azerbaijani and Kurdish rebels.

Cher in high school.

Cherilyn Sarkisian, better known by her stage name Cher, was born in El Centro, California. Bobby Murcer, the baseball announcer and player, was born in Oklahoma City.

Murcer passed away in 2008, but Cher is still with us.

Last edition:

Sunday, May 19, 1946. Food protests in Japan.

Labels: 1940s, 1946, Civil Unrest, Food, Japan, Labor unrest, Occupation of Japan, Railroads, Strike Wave of 1945-1946

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Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

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