Date: October 20, 1947
Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game. Date: January 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947U.S. Congress Televised for First Time, January…
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 1947AK-47 Enters Production in Soviet Union July 6, 1947New Zealand Ratifies…
The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand. Date: November 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Edwin Land…
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the State of Israel and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: November 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Transistor First Demonstrated at…
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. Date: April 28, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bernard Baruch Coins…
The Black Dahlia murder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short is found in Los Angeles. Date: January 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Kon-Tiki Reaches Raroia After 101-Day Pacific Voyage, August 7, 1947Typhoon…