Pakistan Gains Independence from British Empire, Partition of India, August 14, 1947

In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. Date: April 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Pan Am Flight 121 Crashes in Syrian Desert, 15 Killed June 19, 1947Truman Signs National Security Act…

The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany. Date: April 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1947Taiwan February 28 Incident: Civil Disorder Suppressed, 18,000-28,000 Dead, February 28, 1947Truman…

India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: August 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Senate Overrides Truman…

The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. Date: July 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Texas City Freighter Explosion Kills Nearly 600, April 16, 1947Diary of Anne Frank Published June 25,…