Date: January 1, 1947
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 1947Cold War: American and British Zones Merge into Bizone January 1, 1947President…
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…
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) More events from 1947Hollywood Ten Blacklisted by Studios During Red Scare, November 25, 1947U.S….
A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998. Date: August 2, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This…
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…
The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). Date: August 7, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Supreme Court of Japan Established August 4, 1947U.S. Congress Televised for…