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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Monday, February 18, 1946 The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny breaks out.

The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny began at the port of Colaba.  It was the first mutiny in British India since 1857.

The mutiny started over inadequate food.  It would rapidly spread.

Pope Pius XII announced the appointment of 32 new cardinals.  The Rocky Mountain News had an article about it.


A California Federal Court held that segregation of schools in California was unconstitutional.

President Truman signed the Rescission Act of 1946 reducing (rescinding) the amounts of certain funds already designated for specific government programs, much of it for the U.S. military.

$200 million previously appropriated to the U.S. Army for ordnance service and supplies was transferred to the Army of the Philippines by way of the act.

Eisenhower was in Denver.


Last edition:

Saturday, February 16, 1946. Potato consumption. Frozen food. Helicopters.