Muhammad Ali Jinnah Sworn in as Pakistan’s First Governor-General, August 15, 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 1947Texas City Freighter Explosion Kills Nearly 600, April 16, 1947Ballantyne’s Department Store…

Cold War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years. Date: October 20, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅…

Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists. Date: October 24, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Sylhet Referendum Decides Partition Fate, July…

The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). Date: August 7, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Muhammad Ali Jinnah Recommended as Pakistan’s First Governor-General, July 10, 1947New…

International Organization for Standardization is founded. Date: February 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Lyuh Woon-hyung Assassinated in Korea, July 19, 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada, April 30, 1947Canadian Citizenship Act…