Muhammad Ali Jinnah Recommended as Pakistanβs First Governor-General, July 10, 1947
Date: July 10, 1947
Date: July 10, 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…
Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios. Date: November 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 25 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bardeen and Brattain Observe Transistor Principles, November 17, 1947India Gains Independence from British Rule,…
The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan. Date: July 4, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today)…
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 β π Other events on October 24 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today)…
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America. Date: February 21, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 21 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947UN…
Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. Date: March 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Christian Dior Unveils New Look, Paris Fashion Revival – February 12,…