Date: April 18, 1947
Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. Date: March 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947First Tony Awards Presented for Theatrical Achievement, April 6, 1947Allied Control…
First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University. Date: September 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947United Air…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Black…
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. Date: May 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada, April 30, 1947Pan Am Flight 121 Crashes in Syrian Desert, 15…
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. Date: October 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947King Michael I Abdicates in Romania Under Communist Pressure, December 30, 1947Canadian Citizenship Act Takes…