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  2. New York City tugboat strike of 1946 - Wikipedia

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    During the strike wave of 1945–46, a strike of almost 3,500 tugboat workers in New York City occurred on Monday, February 1, 1946. The expectations of the strike were to bring the world's busiest harbor to a virtual standstill.

  3. Elliott Erwitt - Wikipedia

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    USA, New York City, 1946 – Street-level shot comparing the size of a woman's feet to a chihuahua wearing a sweater. [34] USA, North Carolina, Segregated Water Fountains, 1950. USA, New York City, 1953 – Image of Erwitt's wife looking at their baby on a bed lit by window light.

  4. The Ren & Stimpy Show - Wikipedia

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    He was inspired to create Ren by an Elliott Erwitt photograph, printed on a postcard, called "New York City, 1946", showing a sweatered chihuahua at a woman's feet. Stimpy's design was inspired by a Tweety cartoon called A Gruesome Twosome , where the cats in the animation had big noses.

  5. Ren and Stimpy (characters) - Wikipedia

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    Ren Höek is a scrawny anthropomorphic "asthma-hound" chihuahua.Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman of Animation World Magazine described Ren as scrawny, dyspeptic, and violently psychotic, who loses his mind occasionally in a cumulative process resulting in his becoming, in Goodman's words, a "screaming klaxon, neon-pink eyes dilating into twin novae inches above his jagged, monolithic teeth."

  6. Category:1946 in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1946 in New York City" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  7. Indios de Ciudad Juárez (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, the Mexican National League was founded and joined the ranks of Organized Baseball as a Class B circuit. The league included six franchises that represented Mexico City (Aztecas), Chihuahua (Dorados), El Paso (Tejanos), Saltillo (Peroneros), Torreón–Gómez Palacio (Laguneros), and Ciudad Juárez (Indios). [5]

  8. History of New York City (1946–1977) - Wikipedia

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    Immediately after World War II, New York City became known as one of the world's greatest cities. [1] However, after peaking in population in 1950, the city began to feel the effects of suburbanization brought about by new housing communities such as Levittown, a downturn in industry and commerce as businesses left for places where it was cheaper and easier to operate, an increase in crime ...

  9. USS Cavallaro - Wikipedia

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    Salvatore John Cavallaro was born on 6 September 1920 in New York City. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 6 January 1942, and was commissioned Ensign on 28 January 1943. After training on landing craft , he joined the transport USS Lyon .