▁officially ▁abol ished , ▁by ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Control ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁worst - ever ▁train ▁crash ▁in ▁Japan ▁k ills ▁ 1 8 4 ▁people . ▁ ▁John ▁C . ▁H enn ess y , ▁Jr . ▁brings ▁the ▁first ▁Volks wagen ▁Be et le ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁purchased ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁autom obile ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Post ▁Exchange ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁Germany , ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army . ▁The ▁Be et le ▁is ▁sh ipped ▁from ▁Bre mer h aven , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 8 ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁gr ants ▁France ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca . ▁ ▁In ▁Taiwan , ▁civil ▁dis order ▁is ▁put ▁down , ▁with ▁large ▁loss ▁of ▁civil ian ▁lives . ▁ ▁March ▁▁ ▁March ▁ 1 ▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁begins ▁to ▁operate . ▁ ▁German ▁ro cket ▁scient ist ▁W ern her ▁von ▁Braun ▁mar ries ▁his ▁first ▁cousin , ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Maria ▁von ▁Qu irst orp . ▁ ▁March ▁ 4 ▁– ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁D unk irk ▁( effect ive ▁September ▁ 8 ) ▁is ▁signed ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁France , ▁providing ▁for ▁mut ual ▁assistance ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁attack . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Tr uman ▁Do ctrine ▁is ▁proc laimed , ▁to ▁help ▁stem ▁the ▁spread