Date: February 21, 1947
The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement. Date: April 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947International Organization for Standardization Founded, February 23, 1947Civil War in Mandatory Palestine Begins, Leading to Israel’s…
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 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…
Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios. Date: November 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Canadian Citizenship Act Takes Effect, First Canadian Citizen, January 1, 1947International Monetary Fund Begins…
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) More events from 1947New Post-War Japanese Constitution Takes…
An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Date: April 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…