Date: October 26, 1947
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The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. Date: November 13, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 13 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25, 1947Philippines Takes…
Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 12 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947French Forces Massacre at Mα»Ή TrαΊ‘ch, Vietnam…
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 β π Other events on February 12 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Malagasy Uprising Begins Against French Colonial Rule,…
The Supreme Court of Japan is established. Date: August 4, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947French Forces Massacre at Mα»Ή TrαΊ‘ch, Vietnam – November 29, 1947Kon-Tiki Reaches Raroia After 101-Day Pacific Voyage, August…
Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300Β mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America. Date: August 7, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
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…