Date: April 18, 1947
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 โ ๐ Other events on August 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 31…
Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. Date: November 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947KTLA First Commercial TV Station West of Mississippi Launches…
First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber. Date: December 17, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Black Dahlia Murder: Elizabeth Shortโs Body Found in Los Angeles, January 15, 1947Bardeen and Brattain Observe…
French forces carry out a massacre at Mแปน Trแบกch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War. Date: November 29, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Walt Disney Testifies Before HUAC, Names Alleged Communists October 24,…
An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Date: April 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1947 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…