United Airlines Flight 521 Crashes at LaGuardia Airport, 43 Killed, May 29, 1947

New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom. 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 1947General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Founded…

Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947HUAC Investigates Hollywood Communist Infiltration, Blacklist Begins…

The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France. Date: July 11, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Royal New Zealand Navy Mutiny Begins, April 1, 1947Ferenc Nagy Resigns, Hungarian Communists Gain Control May 31,…

In Vatican City, Rome, canonization of Catherine Labouré, the saint whose apparitions of the Virgin Mary originated the worldwide distribution of the Miraculous Medal. Date: July 27, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947General…

United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43. Date: May 29, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Soviet NKVD Abducts Béla Kovács, Hungary Communist Takeover Turning Point February 25, 1947Pakistan Joins the…