Date: April 18, 1947
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 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada, April 30, 1947Largest Iron Meteorite…
United Air Lines Flight 608 crashes in the Bryce Canyon National Park in Garfield County, Utah, while attempting an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport, killing 52 people. Date: October 24, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded. Date: May 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Date: April 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947North American F-86 Sabre First…
First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to the mountains. Date: February 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947King Michael I Abdicates in…
The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins. Date: April 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Marshall Plan Speech at Harvard Calls for Europe Aid, June 5, 1947First…