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)
KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood. Date: January 22, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Black Dahlia murder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short is found in Los Angeles. Date: January 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On…
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 → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. Date: December 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber. Date: December 17, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)