Date: May 31, 1947
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) More events from 1947Ferenc Nagy Resigns, Hungarian Communists Gain Control – May 31, 1947UN Security Council Resolution 22 Adopts…
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…
Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. Date: June 5, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. Date: November 13, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Lyuh Woon-hyung Assassinated in Korea, July 19, 1947Supreme Court of…
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) More events from…