Date: August 2, 1947
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 1947Saab Produces First Automobile, June 10, 1947Canadian Citizenship Act Takes Effect, First Canadian Citizen,…
Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game. Date: January 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947French Gain Control of Hanoi in First…
Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America. Date: August 7, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time. Date: January 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Truman Signs National Security Act Creates CIA, Pentagon, Air Force July 26, 1947Roswell UFO…
In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. Date: April 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Catherine Labouré Canonized in Vatican City, Rome July 27, 1947Bernard Baruch Coins “Cold War” for U.S.-Soviet Relations,…
Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded. Date: May 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…