General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Founded October 30, 1947
Date: October 30, 1947
Date: October 30, 1947
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) More events from 1947Christian…
India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: August 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bogyoke Aung San…
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 1947Allied Control Council Abolishes Prussia February 25, 1947India Gains Independence…
The Supreme Court of Japan is established. Date: August 4, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Sylhet Referendum Decides Partition Fate, July 6, 1947Diary of Anne Frank Published June 25, 1947Pakistan Gains Independence from…
The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary. Date: February 14, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Kon-Tiki Reaches Raroia After 101-Day Pacific Voyage, August 7, 1947United Airlines…