Roswell UFO Crash-Landing Reported in New Mexico – July 8, 1947
Date: July 8, 1947
Date: July 8, 1947
The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…
United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43. Date: May 29, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947International Organization for Standardization Founded, February 23, 1947Truman Doctrine Proclaimed to Contain Communism March 12,…
KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood. Date: January 22, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Philippine Air Force Established July 1, 1947Bizone Formed in Allied-Occupied…
The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the PreuΓenschlag of 1932. Date: February 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 25 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Portella…
An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Date: April 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events…