Date: November 17, 1947
Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios. Date: November 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947International Monetary Fund Begins Financial Operations March 1, 1947Sylhet Referendum Decides Partition Fate, July…
The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement. Date: April 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25, 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada, April…
In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017. Date: November 2, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events…
A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998. Date: August 2, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This…
Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. Date: April 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947AK-47 Enters Production in Soviet Union July 6, 1947Philippine Air Force Established July 1,…
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 1947Royal New Zealand Navy Mutiny Begins – April 1, 1947Roswell UFO…