Jackie Robinson Breaks Baseball Color Line, Debuts for Dodgers – April 15, 1947

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 1947Howard Hughes Flies Spruce Goose for First…

Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket. Date: January 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Canadian Citizenship Act Takes Effect, First Canadian Citizens Recognized January 1, 1947Princess…

Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time. Date: January 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Edwin Land Demonstrates First Instant Camera in New York City, February 21, 1947Portella della…

Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government. Date: May 31, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31…

President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address. Date: October 5, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Truman Doctrine Begins Aiding Turkey and Greece, May 22, 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada,…