Hungary Abolishes Noble Ranks and Styles, February 14, 1947

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 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 1947Journey of Reconciliation Begins, First Interracial Freedom Ride, April 9,…

Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated. Date: July 19, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Soviet NKVD Abducts Béla Kovács, Hungary Communist Takeover Turning Point…

Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. Date: April 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Malagasy Uprising Begins Against French Colonial Rule, March 29, 1947Muhammad Ali Jinnah Sworn in…

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…