172 days before March 11, 1947

would be

September 20, 1946 (Friday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 263

• Week number: 38

• Leap year: 1946 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for September 20, 1946 (Friday)

• Sunrise time: 07:18 am

• Sunset time: 07:35 pm

• Day length: 12h 16m

Moon Phase for September 20, 1946 (Friday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

• Illumination: 21%

• Moon Age: 25 day(s)

September 20, 1946 Holidays and National Days

2011

US military ends its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and allows gay men and women to serve openly.

2008

A truck loaded with explosives detonates by Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 45 and injuring 226.

2001

US Pres. George W. Bush, addressing a joint session of Congress, declares a “war on terror.”.

2000

British MI6 Secret intelligence Service building in London attacked by unidentified group using RPG-22 anti-tank missile.

1990

South Ossetia declares its independence from George in the former Soviet Union.

1985

Australia introduces a capital gains tax.

1984

Suicide car bomber attacks US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 22.

1977

Socialist Republic of Vietnam admitted to the United Nations.

1973

In a pro tennis bout dubbed “The Battle of the Sexes,” Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome in Texas.