Truman Doctrine Proclaimed to Contain Communism March 12, 1947

United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43. Date: May 29, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Portella della Ginestra Massacre in Sicily Kills 11, 33 Wounded, May 1, 1947Pan American Airlines…

Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. Date: November 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bernard Baruch Coins “Cold War” for U.S.-Soviet Relations, April…

Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. Date: March 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Transistor First Demonstrated at Bell Laboratories, December 23, 1947Canadian Citizenship Act…

Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi. Date: August 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25, 1947Screen…

The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Edwin Land Demonstrates First Instant Camera in New York City, February 21,…

Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. Date: December 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bardeen and Brattain Observe Transistor Principles,…