Jerusalem Riots Erupt Over UN Partition Plan, December 2, 1947
Date: December 2, 1947
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Date: December 2, 1947
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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 β π Other events on February 21 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Lyuh…
The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan. Date: July 4, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today)…
The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany. Date: April 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom. Date: November 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 25 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Hollywood Ten Blacklisted by Studios During Red…
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 β π Other events on November 18 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947UN Security…
A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998. Date: August 2, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 2 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This…