U.S. Congress Televised for First Time, January 3, 1947
Date: January 3, 1947
Date: January 3, 1947
Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. Date: December 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 30 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Christian Dior Unveils New Look, Restoring…
Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated. Date: July 19, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Pan Am Flight 121 Crashes in Syrian Desert, 15 Killed…
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. Date: May 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 3 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Boeing B-47 Stratojet First Flight December 17, 1947Saab Produces First Automobile, June 10, 1947Exodus 1947 Departs France for…
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America. Date: February 21, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 21 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Texas…
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 β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bardeen and Brattain Observe Transistor…
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 β π Other events on November 2 π Events…