Bernard Baruch Coins “Cold War” for U.S.-Soviet Relations, April 16, 1947
Date: April 16, 1947
Date: April 16, 1947
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes South Khorasan in Iran, killing over 500 people. Date: September 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Princess Elizabeth Marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey, November 20, 1947Philippines Takes…
The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…
Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. Date: July 8, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Thor Heyerdahl Launches Kon-Tiki Voyage…
The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins. Date: April 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947French Forces Massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam – November 29, 1947Black Dahlia…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947U.S….
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. Date: May 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947International Monetary Fund Begins Financial Operations March 1, 1947Hollywood Ten Blacklisted by Studios During Red Scare, November 25,…