Muhammad Ali Jinnah Sworn in as Pakistanโs First Governor-General, August 15, 1947
Date: August 15, 1947
Date: August 15, 1947
Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21. Date: June 19, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Taiwan February 28 Incident: Civil Disorder Suppressed, 18,000-28,000…
The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preuรenschlag of 1932. Date: February 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947UN…
The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Texas City Freighter Explosion Kills Nearly 600,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947New Post-War Japanese Constitution Takes…
Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated. Date: July 19, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Kenneth Arnold First Widely Reported UFO Sighting, June 24, 1947India Gains Independence from British Rule, Joins Commonwealth – August…
Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council. Date: July 26, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events…