Sylhet Referendum Decides Partition Fate, July 6, 1947

Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. Date: June 24, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Indian Independence Bill Introduced in British House of Commons, July 4, 1947Marshall…

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…

Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government. Date: May 31, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31…

KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood. Date: January 22, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25, 1947Muhammad Ali…

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 1947UN Security Council Resolution 22 Adopts Corfu Channel Decision, April 9, 1947Bombay Municipal Corporation Takes…