Date: April 9, 1947
The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947United Airlines Flight 521 Crashes at LaGuardia…
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1947Meet the Press Debuts on NBC Television November 6, 1947Kenneth Arnold First Widely Reported UFO…
Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary. Date: February 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this…
The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published. Date: June 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Muhammad Ali Jinnah Sworn in as Pakistan’s First Governor-General,…
Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On…