The Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar. Date: March 29, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. Date: March 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. Date: March 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations. Date: March 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
February 28 incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the death of an estimated 18,000 – 28,000 civilians. Date: February 28, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary. Date: February 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this…
The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932. Date: February 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to the mountains. Date: February 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)