Radcliffe Line Revealed: India-Pakistan Border August 17, 1947
Date: August 17, 1947
Date: August 17, 1947
In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. Date: April 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Allied Control Council Abolishes Prussia February 25, 1947Portella della Ginestra Massacre in Sicily, May 1, 1947KTLA First…
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 β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1947President Truman Delivers First Televised Oval Office Address, October 5, 1947Supreme…
The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath. Date: November 17, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 17 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25, 1947General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Founded October…
The Philippine Air Force is established. Date: July 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947India Gains Independence from British Rule, Joins Commonwealth – August 15, 1947United Airlines Flight 521 Crashes at LaGuardia, 43…
An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. Date: March 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Portella della Ginestra Massacre in Sicily Kills 11, 33 Wounded, May 1, 1947Hollywood Ten…