Date: February 28, 1947
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In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. Date: April 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes Kill 181 in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas – April 9, 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111,…
February 28 incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the death of an estimated 18,000 – 28,000 civilians. Date: February 28, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bombay Municipal Corporation Takes Over…
Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council. Date: July 26, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century. Date: November 17, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 17 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The Black Dahlia murder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short is found in Los Angeles. Date: January 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Muhammad Ali Jinnah Recommended as Pakistanβs First Governor-General, July 10,…
Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Arabs riot in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. Date: December 2, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 2 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947First Tony Awards Presented for Theatrical Achievement,…