Date: January 1, 1947
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. Date: April 28, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Thomas Goldsmith Jr….
Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket. Date: January 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Operation Big Bang Destroys Heligoland Bunkers and Military Installations, April 18, 1947Truman…
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 1947UN Security Council Resolution 22 Adopts Corfu Channel Decision, April 9, 1947Hungary Abolishes Noble Ranks and Titles, February…
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 1947Largest Iron Meteorite Impact Crater in Sikhote-Alin, Soviet Union — February 12,…
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 1947Bernard…
International Organization for Standardization is founded. Date: February 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada, April 30, 1947Black Dahlia Murder: Elizabeth Short’s Body Found in Los Angeles,…