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What was the world like when Chicago Bears won in 1946?

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What was the world like when Chicago Bears won in 1946?

Chicago Bears won this NFL Championship (pre–Super Bowl) in the 1946 season. This is an older edition; 1985 is the most recent verified title season in this archive.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON1946SEASON 1946

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THE CHICAGO BEARS WIN IT ALL.

NFL Championship (pre–Super Bowl) — 24–14 over New York Giants.

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BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD…

The calendar reads 1946. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.
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THE WORLD OF 1946

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The calendar reads 1946. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

Remembered

The world said goodbye to H. G. Wells.

The science-fiction pioneer behind The Time Machine died that year.
Source: H. G. Wells ↗

Born

Steven Spielberg entered the world.

The future director of Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park was born on December 18.
Source: Steven Spielberg ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View Playoff Results: 1940s ↗

Overall season champion: Super Bowl winner from the 1966 season onward, plus NFL/AFL champions before the Super Bowl existed. A 1966–69 NFL/AFL league-final win that was followed by a Super Bowl loss is not treated as “won it all.” The archive includes every recognized title attributed to the current franchise under this policy.