Date: July 4, 1947
Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. Date: June 24, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Ferenc Nagy Resigns, Hungarian Communists Gain Control May 31, 1947Post-War Japanese Constitution…
The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field. Date: September 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this…
Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. Date: July 8, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947U.S. Congress Televised for First…
The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Texas City Freighter Explosion Kills Nearly 600,…
The National Security Act reorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services. Date: September 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Black Dahlia Murder: Elizabeth Short’s Body Found in Los Angeles, January 15,…
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. Date: December 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Hollywood Ten Blacklisted by Studios During Red Scare, November 25, 1947King Michael I Abdicates in Romania Under…